The document discusses key principles and benefits of Lean, including:
1) Lean aims to eliminate waste from processes to increase value-added time and reduce lead times and cycle times for improved customer satisfaction.
2) Implementing Lean at Dell resulted in significant savings of $12 billion, reduced order-to-ship cycle times from 11 days to 3 days, and increased margins and inventory turns.
3) Lean thinking combines the elimination of waste and continuous improvement to specify value, map value streams, establish flow, implement pull, and work towards perfection.