r/LeanManufacturing

12k members
r/LeanManufacturing is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses lean, manufacturing, production, lean manufacturing, and 5s, and they frequently recommend/review erp system, simulation software, and scheduling software.
A reddit community for sharing information, tips and stories about lean manufacturing, six sigma, 5S, process improvement, kanban, industrial engineering and related conent.

Popular Themes in r/LeanManufacturing

#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for Must-Read Books on Lean Manufacturing"
26 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Free Kanban Card Generator & Bin Label Tool "
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Labor hour savings bs?"
4 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Case study: Assembly plant output increased by40%"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Brainstorming.... bad? "
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/LeanManufacturing

#1

Lean

: "Looking for Must-Read Books on Lean Manufacturing"
91 posts
#2

Manufacturing

: "Tooling Room 5S Visual Manufacturing"
72 posts
#3

Production

: "OEE average"
22 posts
#4

Lean Manufacturing

: "Lean Manufacturing methods within warehouse?"
15 posts
#5

5s

: "5s in an always changing job shop"
9 posts
#6

Management

: "Are TPM and VSM still relevant and useful in modern Lean Management practices?"
9 posts
#7

Kaizen

: "5S Kaizen Event Diagram"
9 posts
#8

Ai

: "Ai for Industrial Engineers - Would you use this?"
9 posts
#9

Sixsigma

: "Six Sigma Green belt project"
8 posts
#10

Process

: "When do you stop seeing waste and just finish the job?"
8 posts

Products Discussed in r/LeanManufacturing

Erp System

12 reviews
#1
Monday.com
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Katana
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Azumuta
4.0 from 1 review
#1
SIMUL8
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Emulate3D
3.0 from 1 review
#3
LeanSim
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Quickbase
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Odoo
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Microsoft Excel
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/LeanManufacturing

Yearly
+3k members(39.1%)

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Last updated: May 30, 2026