The Lean Enterprise - A Management Philosophy at Lockheed Martin

Abstract

In 1999, Lockheed Martin developed an approach called LM21, for Lockheed Martin in the 21st century, to identify best practices for increasing efficiency and improving financial and operating performance, Leaders soon realized that best practice sharing was lust one means to a higher end, The ultimate goal is to create a system that consistently achieves excellence for our customers, shareholders, and employees, We selected and implemented the management philosophies called Lean and Six Sigma, This article describes the Lean Enterprise at Lockheed Martin and the steps taken to make it a reality,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA435279

Entities

People

  • Bettina Schechter
  • Michael Joyce

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Acquisition
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Philosophy
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Training

Readers

  • Economics
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).