Lean enterprise
Lean enterprise is a practice focused on value creation for the end customer with minimal waste and processes. The term has historically been associated with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma (or Lean Six Sigma) due to lean principles being popularized by Toyota in the automobile manufacturing industry and subsequently the electronics and internet software industries.
Principles and variants
Principles for lean enterprise derive from lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles:
There are five principles, originating from lean manufacturing, outlined by James Womack and Daniel Jones
Value: Understand clearly what value the customer wants for the product or service.
Value Stream: The entire flow of a product's or service's life cycle. In other words from raw materials, production of the product or service, customer delivery, customer use, and final disposal.
Flow: Keep the value stream moving. If it's not moving, it's creating waste and less value for the customer.
Pull: Do not make anything until the customer orders it.