Lean production

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Lean production is an approach for reducing waste in production processes using just-in-time concepts.

Definition

According to Managing Quality by Foster (6th edition),

Lean production. An approach for reducing waste in production processes using just-in-time concepts.

According to Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition), Lean production. See just-in-time (JIT) production.