The means by which more and better quality goods and services are created using fewer resources and minimizing waste and pollution.
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Effective
A measure of Quality.
Efficient
A measure of Speed.
Electronic Kanban
A software system designed to automate many of the manual processes associated with releasing or creating a Kanban order.
Elemental Time
The time allotted to a specific operational step within Standard Work.
Elements of Work
A key step to understanding Lean and Lean thinking is understanding the Elements of Work. These are: Value-Added, Non Value-Added, and Waste.
Elimination of Waste
Philosophy stating that all activities that are undertaken need to be evaluated to determine if they are necessary or not, as defined by the customer. Waste elimination is the backbone of the Lean Production System.
Employee
An employee is a person working for another person or a business for pay.
Employee Empowerment
Giving employees more responsibility, authority, and accountability for affecting daily processes and improvements.
See also Empowerment
Employee Involvement
Those who do the job have vital information for eliminating waste and solving problems, and in order to get their commitment they need to be involved in the decision making process.