====== Lean Management ======
<tabbox Meaning> 
//verb// \\ 
be in or move into a sloping position.
//"he leaned back in his chair"//

//noun// \\ 
a deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.
//"the vehicle has a definite lean to the left"//

<tabbox Lean Management> 
using fewer employees or less money in order to decrease waste, while continuing to operate effectively:
  * Companies are downsizing, aiming to be leaner and more efficient, with demands on employees for greater productivity.
  * With the application of lean management principles, suppliers and distributors have streamlined their processes.
  * lean enterprise/operation/organization When it comes to costs, they pride themselves on running a lean operation.
  * get/become leaner The pack-houses and their workers have had to become leaner.
  * lean retailers/suppliers

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean]]
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//See also//
  * [[en:kaizen|Kaizen]]