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[en franÃ§ais: French translation of this paper also available. Lean management principles have been used effectively in manufacturing companies for decades, particularly in Japan. IHI believes that lean principles can be â indeed, already are being â successfully applied to the delivery of health care.
The characteristics of a lean organization and supply chain are described in Lean Thinking, by Womack and Dan Jones, founders of the Lean Enterprise Institute and the Lean Enterprise Academy (UK), respectively.