摘要：The contribution is focused on selected innovative methods and techniques of the lean manufacturing. There is characterized the lean manufacturing and the main differences between two conceptions of production strategies the American "Buffered" and the Japanese "lean." In the article are listed methods and measurable quantities of lean manufacturing. Special attention is paid to visual factory, which is based on method of 5S.
关键词：lean manufacturing; methods and techniques of lean manufacturing; visual factory; 5S
