Finally, the right combination of the words “lean” and “mean” in a headline. Lean is NOT mean.
Good overview of lean and Toyota Production System thinking in the article linked to above.
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[…] of the problems with the word “lean” is the negative connotations — “lean and mean” being one, and the idea of “lean” meaning that you take things away (such as […]