What is Greenfield?

A new production plant, which offers the opportunity to introduce lean work methods into a new work culture in which the inertia of the past will not be a barrier.

Meaning and application in management

A new production plant, which offers the opportunity to introduce lean work methods into a new work culture in which the inertia of the past will not be a barrier. Compare with : Brownfield.

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Brownfield

Production facilities usually managed according to the philosophy of mass production. Compare with : Greenfield.

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