...S. Vinodh; S. Aravindraj Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report a research on the development of axiomatic modeling of a lean manufacturing system. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model for lean manufacturing has been adopted. A hierarchical structure has been developed...

... business facet performs, makes it critical that manufacturing systems are reliable. Maintenance has come under the spotlight because of the direct effect that it has on production and, consequently, on sales volume. However, asset management is one of the last options to maximize cost savings...