This book highlights the concepts of lean manufacturing that help to achieve the objectives of sustainability in a global competitive atmosphere. Lean can help to lower the manufacturing cost in the rising labour and material cost market. Lean is based on various fundamental concepts such as Kaizen, Kanban, Zidoka, 5S and Six Sigma, which aim at reducing process waste for efficiency and productivity that are discussed in this book. In addition, the technological changes such as introduction of Internet technologies and Industry 4.0 are taken care by the lean concepts, which are also addressed in this book.

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak is an Associate Professor with the School of Communication & Design (SCD) at RMIT University Vietnam. His current research areas focus on, but not limited to sustainability in fashion and textile in addition to advanced materials. Prior to joining at RMIT Vietnam Dr. Nayak has worked in contemporary fashion (design and management), human ecology, product development, sustainable dyeing technologies and functional materials in India and Australia. He is working in collaboration with universities in Africa, Europe, USA, and Asia. He has more than 150 journal publications, 13 books, 30 book chapters and 25 conference publications. He has received the RMIT Student-led teacher awards 2022, RMIT excellence in Learning & Teaching 2019 Award, RMIT Research Excellence Award 2015, and RMIT Excellence in Research and Teaching 2012.