**7. Conclusions**

This chapter reviewed the application and integration of lean manufacturing tools in a current perspective, emphasizing the continuous improvement, detailed analysis of the current state of the process, and identification of a reliable starting point; in addition to the commitment of employees and management in the stages of planning, monitoring and taking actions.

Finally, it becomes clear that lean manufacturing increases quality and productivity in companies by reducing waste and therefore production costs; adapting favorably to the different innovation systems that are required today; and it enables the establishment of a continuous improvement work methodology that invites the constant review of processes and consequently the culture of change and quality within companies.

*Lean Manufacturing as a Strategy for Continuous Improvement in Organizations DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96427*
