Lean+Agile=”Leagile”, a Collaboration-Based Tool of Risk Management

This is a lean/agile hybrid concept proffered by Naylor et al (1999), Towill and Christopher (2002), and Mason-Jones et al (2000). Variation in customer demand is made serviceable by adoption of agile practices that involve postponement of final changes. For leagility to be achievable, systems must be lean, capacity adjustable, and demand estimable and communicable (van Hoek, 1998). Agile processes begin at the point of customisation/configuration. The later this point, the more the advantages of lean and volume can be leveraged against cost.