Lean Enterprise Defined A lean enterprise is an integrated entity which efficiently creates value for its multiple stakeholders by employing lean principles and practices Lean Aerospace Initiative, MIT, 2001 Deborah Nightingale, MIT@ 2002Lean Enterprise Defined “A lean enterprise is an integrated entity which efficiently creates value for its multiple stakeholders by employing lean principles and practices.” -Lean Aerospace Initiative, MIT, 2001 Deborah Nightingale, MIT © 2002