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[ID] 31 [Element] Supplier Development [Description] Lean Manufacturing works best with suppliers that deliver high quality components precisely when they are needed. Supplier development attempts to locate or train suppliers to do so and develop a network of competent suppliers. [Purpose] 
Applies Lean Manufacturing principles upstream to the supplier base.
Lean Tools & Techniques ...{Strategos}