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Lean is a business approach that is used in manufacturing and service industries to eliminate waste, increase processes and reduce costs. In short, lean means using fewer resources to create more value for consumers.
This term was used to describe Toyota Production System, also called JIT or Just in Time Production, in the 1980s. After the Second World War, Toyota became successful when the Japanese owners adopted many of the American techniques for quality and production. Their production process was based on Edwards Deming’s ideas for statistical quality control as well as Henry Ford’s manufacturing techniques.