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The objective of this article is to review the ways of application of the design methodology of digital information systems called lean manufacturing. The method used was a review of academic, technical, and scientific literature, descriptive of the characteristics of the different variations of lean manufacturing and how it was used in the design of products or services in the proposals of the authors. As a result, thirty documents were obtained, between theoretical support and practical application, which demonstrate the breadth of the method for the different fields of human knowledge, being the main conclusion that it is an evolving and very effective methodology to improve production processes and the quality of consumer goods and services.