lean manufacturing
(redirected from Lean Thinking)

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

lean manufacturing [¦lēn ‚man·ə′fak·chər·iŋ]

(industrial engineering)

A production system consisting of manufacturing cells linked together with a functionally integrated system for inventory and production control that uses less of the key resources needed to make goods.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			The core philosophy of lean thinking can be summarised in four words: maximise value, minimise cost. Organisations adopt Lean IT strategy by Database and Network Journal A CD-ROM is included that contains PFD files for the Baldrige Process Calendar, business criteria and applications, scoring calibration guides and a scorecard for aligning these criteria to Six Sigma and Lean Thinking principles. Insights to performance excellence 2009-10; an inside look at the ... by Reference & Research Book News KM& T is a leader in the application of Lean Thinking - a business improvement methodology developed by car giant Toyota in the 1950s. Leaner approach is just the tonic! by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakey, Richard Erskine Frere leaking mode leaky leaky bucket leaky bucket counter leaky heap leaky mutant gene leaky wave leaky-wave antenna Leamas British Leamington Leamington Spa lean lean clay lean concrete lean fuel mixture lean gas lean lime lean manufacturing lean manufacturing cells lean mix lean mixture lean mortar lean oil Lean Thinking Lean, David Lean, Sir David lean-to lean-to house lean-to roof Leander Leander Starr Jameson Leandro Fernandez De Moratin Leandro Fernández De Moratín leaning tower Leaning Tower of Pisa leaning wheel grader leap leap second leap year Leap Year Day leapfrog leapfrog attack leapfrog system leapfrog test lear lear board Lear, Edward Lear, Norman Lear, William Powell			Lean operations lean out lean out of lean over lean over lean over backwards lean over backwards Lean Packet Exchange Lean Premixed Prevaporized Lean Product and Process Development Lean Product Development Lean production Lean production Lean Production Management System Lean Project Delivery System Lean Project Management Lean Promotion Office Lean Quaternary Temporal Logic Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Consulting Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Sensei Lean Soft Tissue Mass Lean software development Lean Supply Chain Lean Sustainment Initiative Lean Thinking lean times lean tissue Lean Tissue Growth Rate Lean Tissue Mass lean toward lean toward lean toward doing lean towards lean towards lean towards lean towards Lean Upper Leg Volume Lean Value Solutions International Lean Value Stream Mapping Lean Weight per Day of Age Lean words Lean Yield Lean Zucker Rat Lean, David Lean, Sir David Lean, Sir David Lean, Sir David Lean, Sir David Lean-burn Lean-Burn Spark-Ignited Lean-faced lean-to lean-to lean-to house lean-to roof

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

lean manufacturing (redirected from Lean Thinking)

lean manufacturing
(redirected from Lean Thinking)