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The Perfect Lean Market requires an open architecture, not unlike that of the Internet. And just as no one entity created the Internet, no one company can deliver the Perfect Lean Market. We believe that creating the Perfect
Lean Market demands a collaborative effort—an ecosystem—based on a foundation of five central building blocks:
Automation
In the Perfect Lean Market, every transaction, from materials transfer orders to shipping notices to background financial transactions, should be seamlessly integrated into the production and distribution processes and broadcast to all relevant links automatically. Automating the flow of information enhances efficiency and reduces latency.
Connectivity
Automating the flow of information to enable the Perfect Lean Market demands connectivity using the open, standards-based approach of the Internet as well
as de facto standards like supply visualization tools that facilitate easy sharing of data throughout the extended manufacturing enterprise.
Collaboration
The extended enterprise includes multiple links in the supply chain, and collaboration between and among those links is essential to the goal of the Perfect Lean Market. True collaboration requires electronically-mediated, system-to-system connections that enable diverse businesses to communicate seamlessly, automatically and in real-time.
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