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Lean Transformation Summit Reveals Keys to “Lean for the Long Term”
A unique group of companies, including two that have sustained lean transformations since the mid-1990s, will reveal how they are developing lean longevity at the…
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Lean Enterprise Institute Announces 6 Lean Management Workshops for Indianapolis
The training sessions will help Lean Thinkers launch and sustain lean transformations in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing processes.
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Lean Transformations Require CEO Transformations
A lean healthcare effort put a CEO on a workplace team with positive results.
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Creating a System to Achieve Ambitious Goals: A WLEI Podcast
A lean veteran describes a system that can help leaders take their organizations to the next level.
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The Big Opportunity
I started studying manufacturing performance††26 years ago this fall. We set out at MIT to perform the most exhaustive and accurate benchmarking of the worldís…
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Isao Kato Interview on Shigeo Shingo's Influence on TPS
Isao Kato believed that people development cannot be separated from production system development. During his career at Toyota he developed training materials under the direction…
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What If Elon Musk Took Manufacturing Cars Seriously?
Jeff Liker asks of Tesla: What if it took Toyota’s help seriously in learning basic manufacturing before undertaking disruptive technology change? What if Tesla built…
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It's Not the Crisis; It's How You Respond to It
He probably didn't ask for a problem of quite this magnitude, but like it or not, Akio Toyoda has his crisis. Akio took the reigns…
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The Future of Lean Healthcare: A Faster Type of Transformation?
We all know that lean transformations take a long time to occur, and in some senses, they never end. But what if we could change…
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Safety Through Gemba
"When I do a gemba walk, I don’t necessarily ask questions about safety," writes Brian Fitzpatrick (a director of Health & Safety), "I engage in…
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How big should my lean promotion office be?
Dear Gemba Coach: How large should my lean promotion office be if I want to achieve quickly a lean culture change?
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The Problem of Partial Participation: Why Failing to Fully Commit to Lean Is Not An Option. An Interview with Chris Vogel
It's surprising how many lean implementations fail due to an organization's employees not fully embracing the idea. There are many root causes of this common…
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