...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...

... area. The main product from this mill is rough sawn timber, of which 90 per cent is exported. Maintenance management Manufacturing systems Reliability centred maintenance Timber Rapid changing pace in manufacturing, along with high time to market pressure, vulnerable lean manufacturing...