do you want a piece of fruit, a pear, or a green apple?

fruit level:

• lean as a philosophy

• culture

• values

• way of living

• way of thinking

• ...

pear level:

• lean as a way to improve

• quality system

• production system

• ...

green apple level

• lean as a method

• tool

• elimination of waste

• ...

(src: Book: This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom)