Lean was defined as "the relentless pursuit of waste elimination." This technical note provides a glossary of terms relating to the implementation of Lean, including muda, mura, Nura, kanban, andon boards, SMED, Poka-Yoke, 5S, gemba, cycle time, heijunka, and kaizen. "Hide
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