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LEAN PRODUCTION [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
CONT

There are two major principles to lean manufacturing: produce just what is needed, when it is needed, in the amount needed with only the required materials, labour, equipment, and space; make any production problem instantly self-evident and stop producing whenever problems are detected.

OBS

lean manufacturing; lean production: A manufacturing system and philosophy that was originally developed by Toyota and is now used by many manufacturers throughout the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
DEF

[Méthode] de [production] visant l'élimination structurée du gaspillage de temps et de ressources [pour améliorer la profitabilité des entreprises].

CONT

La mise en œuvre d'une production allégée («lean production») : il s'agit d'une recherche permanente de réduction des coûts et des délais, avec maintien d'un niveau constant de la qualité du produit et de l'efficacité de sa réalisation.

Spanish

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