Lean Manufacturing Lean Production Management Marketing 
Harvard Business Review
MAY 26, 2016
It involves replacing traditional mass manufacturing with “lean manufacturing” principles. Over the last thirty years, the lean approach — developed by Japanese automakers — has permeated the manufacturing sector in developed countries, but is much less commonly used in the developing world.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 28, 2015
Managers constantly try to fit new market needs to existing processes and routines. automakers took decades to adopt lean production methods despite the obvious benefits from increased productivity and lower work-in-process inventory. More importantly, managers need to monitor the tool innovation roadmap.
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