... recommendations presented in this report Lean Manufacturing and the Environment: Research on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and the Environment and Recommendations for Leveraging Better Environmental Performance ... Examination of the Relationship Between Lean Production and Environmental Performance. ” Forthcoming in Production and Operations Management (September 13, 2000) Lean Manufacturing and the Environment ... Economics, and Innovation (OPEI), initiated this project to examine further the relationship between lean manufacturing, environmental performance, and the environmental regulatory framework The...