The evolution of manufacturing systems: from craftsmanship to the era of customisation / Dimitris Mourtzis, Michael Doukas -- Mathematical modeling and genetic algorithms for product sequencing in a cellular system / Gürsel A. Süer, Fatih Yarimoglu -- Maximization of delivery-based customer satisfaction considering customer-job relationships in a cellular manufacturing environment / Gürsel A. Süer, Aslican Arinsoy -- On designing robust Kanban production control strategies in multiproduct manufacturing environments / Oladipupo Olaitan, Anna Rotondo, Paul Young, John Geraghty -- Lean manufacturing system design based on computer simulation: case study for manufacturing of automotive engine control units / Chramcov Bronislav, Bucki Robert -- Modeling and control of production task flows using high-level activity-based Petri nets / Gen'ichi Yasuda -- Cell design for transforming the job shop production process to lean / Vladimír Modrák, Pavol Semanco -- Implementing lean in engineer-to-order manufacturing: experiences from a ETO manufacturer / Dominik T. Matt, Erwin Rauch -- A management system for sustainable lean implementation / Hendrik Van Landeghem -- Integration of MRP logic and Kanban shopfloor control / Daryl Powell -- Lean transformation in small and medium enterprises: practices, enabling factors, and constraints / Roberto Panizzolo, Flora Bernardel, Stefano Biazzo -- Is lean supply an option for SMEs in the automotive industry: an Irish case study / Paul Davis, John Geraghty, Tony Lambert -- A corporate perspective on global management and development of lean production systems: a case study / Monica Bellgran -- Auditing for measuring the extent of lean implementation / S. Vinodh, V. Kamala, M. S. Shama, S. Aravindraj -- Lean management and supply chain management: interrelationships in the aerospace sector / Pedro J. Martínez-Jurado, José Moyano-Fuentes -- Dynamic supply chain management for lean manufacturing / Yoshitaka Tanimizu -- The role of lean production on organizational performance / Kijpokin Kasemsap -- Blending green with lean - incorporating best-of-the-breed practices to formulate an optimum global supply chain management framework: issues and concerns / Sudhanshu Joshi, Manu Sharma.