lean manufacturing

== English == === Noun === lean manufacturing (uncountable) (supply chain) A management system based on producing only what is needed, when it is needed; correcting abnormalities as soon as they occur; and empowering workers to improve the process. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “lean manufacturing”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “lean manufacturing”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.