Based on your review, you will select a particular lean manufacturing principle or practice and application domain (ideally related to your own research: “additive manufacturing (lpbf or lded) of metal powder 3d printing applied sig sigma, lean, or dmaic methodology”) to research further.

You will review research literature (i.e., peer-reviewed conference and journal articles) and other resources (e.g., reports, webpages, and textbooks) to understand the historical and modern developments and applications of lean manufacturing principles and practices. These applications can be in manufacturing settings, or applied to other domains in the manufacturing and service sectors such as production planning and control, product design, supply chain resource management, or hospitality or health care industries.
Based on your review, you will select a particular lean manufacturing principle or practice and application domain (ideally related to your own research: “Additive manufacturing (LPBF or LDED) of metal powder 3D printing applied Sig sigma, Lean, or DMAIC methodology”) to research further.