"heijunka" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Japanese 平準化. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|平準化}} Japanese 平準化 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heijunka (uncountable)
  1. (business) The smoothing of a production process so that intermediate goods are made available at a constant rate and inventory is always available when required. Wikipedia link: heijunka Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Business Derived forms: heijunka box
    Sense id: en-heijunka-en-noun-BOg1NgRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business
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