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Lean production is a philosophy and set of practices aimed at minimising waste while simultaneously maximising value for the customer. Originating from the Toyota Production System (TPS) developed by Taiichi Ohno and Eiji Toyoda in post-war Japan, lean production has become one of the most influential approaches to operations management worldwide.
Key Definition: Lean production is an approach to operations management that focuses on reducing all forms of waste (time, materials, effort) while maintaining or improving quality and responsiveness to customer demand.
Central to lean production is the Japanese concept of muda — waste. In the lean framework, waste is defined as anything that does not add value from the customer's perspective. Toyota identified seven types of waste:
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