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Manufacturing in China is not LEAN by any stretch of the imagination. They replace expensive manufacturing with cheap manufacturing, using lots of people because they do not cost very much.
Lean implies very efficient structures, including the head count. If lean is used to strengthen the companies position and assets, great. If it is merely to appease shareholders, China is around the corner anyway. The curse or blessing can be found in the money flow!

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