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LEAN ORGANISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Corporate Management (General)
DEF

An ... organization emphasizing teamwork, flattening of hierarchies, multiskilling, improved vertical and horizontal coordination, elimination of unnecessary processes and unproductive resources, and continuous performance improvement through workers' participation.

Key term(s)
  • lean organisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
CONT

L’organisation allégée fait référence au modèle japonais de «lean production», donc au contrôle des coûts, à la qualité et à la rationalisation des processus. Elle est caractérisée par de la flexibilité interne et le contrôle.

OBS

organisation lean : Bien qu'étant emprunté de l'anglais, le terme «lean» semble passé dans l'usage.

Spanish

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