# Lean manufacturing { "id": "S2008007591", "title": "Lean manufacturing", "url": "/topics/S2008007591", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "da9e4001a148a4a9", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "13856674755102533216", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 478, 48910, 39936 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on a manufacturing process management philosophy that focuses on eliminating all expenditures of resources that do not add value for the customer, by means of minimizing inputs of energy, time, and materials, eliminating waste, improving quality of production processes and products, increasing customer responsiveness, and optimizing workflow. Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008007591 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.