Lean production

This case study focuses on the way in which Jaguar, one of the world’s most prestigious car manufacturers, has employed lean manufacturing processes. This underpins the success of the new Jaguar S-Type production line at its Castle Bromwich factory in Birmingham. Jaguar is part of the Ford Group. Ford has for a number of years been improving its production methods, particularly by introducing manufacturing methods developed in Japanese industry. This includes lean manufacturing, a system pioneered at the Castle Bromwich factory. The system will be…