摘要：El Lean Manufacturing es una metodología basada en las personas que se focaliza en mejorar los procesos eliminando todo aquello que no genera valor.
其他摘要：Lean Manufacturing is a people-based methodology that focuses on improving processes by eliminating all that does not generate value. In this article the Lean Manufacturing philosophy is defined naming some of its basic techniques, objectives and principles, with the intention of making known this philosophy to the companies that have not carried out their implantation, specifically to SMEs.
关键词：Lean Manufacturing; Pymes; desperdicios; valor añadido; competitividad.
其他关键词：Lean Manufacturing; Smes; __; value added; competitiveness;
