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Thank you Arup Your mail and the video link made me feel like I have come on to the first bench in the lean classroom and so far i was just somewhere sitting and wondering where the mix of Industry approach lead to. I am sure I will gain more by reaidng the books you suggested and will keep writing. Thanks again Punita

First of all, Thank you VK for the invite on Forum (might have been routed thru Benchmark i guess) its indeed enriching. My experience with any type or fashion of Lean Manufacturing is fairly new as my largest stint was in IT, ITES where Six Sigma was the last word. Whereas Six Sigma has been in vogue at most of the 1990-2000 organisations, Lean Manufacturing i believe has been applied in various forms since 1910 by taylor as scientific management or by Demming then on. I saw many write up and queries on Six Sigma but could not find anything on Lean Manufacturing except for tools. Also many topics mention Six Sigma and Lean in one line but could you relate them as a tool and practice respectively. Thanks Punita