Cambridge O Level Business Studies · Syllabus 7115 · Operations Management
Lean Production
What is Lean Production?
An approach to operations that systematically reduces waste of every kind - excess inventory, waiting time, unnecessary movement, defects and overproduction - while preserving the features customers actually value. Its best known methods are just-in-time inventory control and Kaizen.
This definition is part of the Operations Management chapter in Cambridge O Level Business Studies.
Last reviewed Syllabus 2026