"lean thinking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lean thinking (uncountable)
  1. (business) A business methodology that aims to provide a new way to think about how to organize human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Business Hypernyms: thinking Translations (software development): Lean Thinking [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-lean_thinking-en-noun-JTfdtyRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business

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