Since the 1950s, in order to address the significant waste generated by a large number of production methods, Toyota has initially implemented lean production methods. Afterwards, the lean production method was summarized as lean thinking. However, there have long been problems in educational management caused by a large number of training methods. Therefore, in order to address the drawbacks of these methods, educational management calls for the introduction of lean thinking. The principle and practical path of lean thinking are that value can only be determined by the end customer, value flow analysis, value flow, customer demand driven production, and achieving perfection at every step. This can achieve functions such as reducing waste, widespread application, and meeting diverse customer needs in principle. Due to the fact that the education industry and industry have both experienced single and batch production methods, lean thinking can not only help industrial production, but also contribute to the high-quality development of the education industry.

Cheng Wang. The Preliminary Appropriateness of Applying Lean Thinking to Educational Management. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 1: 196-200. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2024.060132.

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