With 19 new definitions touching on Hoshin Kanri, Daily Management, and Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD), the 6th edition of the Lean Lexicon, is the most comprehensive edition yet of the handy and practical glossary for lean thinkers.
The latest Lexicon, updated in 2026, contains 60+ graphics and 207 terms from A3 Report to Yokoten. The Lexicon covers such key lean terms as andon, jidoka, kaizen, lean consumption, lean logistics, pull, plan-for- every-part, standardized work, takt time, value-stream mapping, and many more.
The new terms are:
- Chief Engineer System
- Concept Paper
- Concurrent and Continuous Flow
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Customer Gemba
- Daily Management
- Decision Flow
- Hoshin
- Hoshin Kanri
- Knowledge Reuse
- Launch
- Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD)
- Obeya
- Pull System
- Rapid Learning Cycles
- Rapid Prototyping
- Set-Based Design
- Study Phase (Kentou)
- Towering Technical Competencies
Unlike most other business glossaries in print or online, the Lexicon, introduced in January 2003, is focused exclusively on lean thinking and practice.
Like the past five, the sixth edition of the Lean Lexicon incorporates terms and improvement ideas from our customers. We continue to welcome suggestions from the growing lean community in its traditional industries and beyond. Please send your comments and improvement ideas to info@lean.org.
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