It is worth noting that Lean manufacturing techniques are applicable not only within the enterprise but across it's suppliers and business partners. Customer demand is driving products to be produced at an ever increasing pace with squeezed lead times and lowered costs. The only way for them to get ahead of all the pressures is through speed, but in order to do this, everyone in the supply chain needs to react quickly and efficiently. As a result, manufacturers who traditionally have declined to implement lean principals may feel pressure in coming months from customers or suppliers to migrate to lean practices as a way to streamline overall operations for end products. The following outlines the key principals of Lean Manufacturing Value  specify value as defined by the customer Value stream  processes required to bring a product or service to the customer Flow  smooth progression of products or services Pull  each step produces a product or service when ordered by the next in-line customer Continuous improvement  a process by which activities create value and waste is eliminated Our products provide support for lean manufacturers in a number of ways. These are: Measure and respond Customer Relationship Management(CRM) Supplier Relationship Management(SRM) Product Lifecycle Management(PLM) Work Orderless Manufacturing (Kanban Flow) Automated material flow Enterprise-wide Shipping Management Quality management Electronic collaboration with partners Support for hybrid approaches to lean Emerging technologies in support of lean