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Designing Sustainable Value Streams
Download LEI's latest ebook on how Lean Product and Process Development enables organizations to design and deliver innovative, profitable, and sustainable value streams.
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Press Release
Lean Manufacturing and Lean Service Workshops Set for Los Angeles
Lean concepts for manufacturing, IT, offices and other environments will be covered along with how to create a lean culture of continuous improvement.
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Frontiers of Lean
It is eighteen years since the first western firm, Danaher in the USA, began its lean journey guided by disciples of Taiichi Ohno, the architect…
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Podcast
Lean's Role in Labor Shortages and the Supply Chain
LEI leaders talk about recent blame thrown toward Lean in the supply chain, the rising labor shortage, NFT's, and more.
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Case Study
Lean management case study series: Pediatric Hospital in Tough Market Pegs Growth to Lean Process Improvement
Lean improvement projects at Akron Children’s Hospital have saved millions of dollars, increased utilization of expensive assets, and reduced wait times for patients and their…
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Article
New Year’s Reflection
Happy New Year! Even if you are not one of those who makes New Year’s resolutions the new year is surely a good time for…
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A New Era of Jidoka: How ChatGPT Could Alter the Relationship between Machines, Humans, and their Minds
An exploration of how artificial intelligence will impact how people will work suggests exciting possibilities and challenges for human development.
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Any Color You Want Except Tuxedo Black
Henry Ford could get the customer any type of Model T as long as it was black. But the Ford Motor Company now finds itself…
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The Joys of a Brownfield
“Lean experience teaches us to enjoy and make the most of going to see. Go to the gemba, go there a lot, and learn to…
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Seattle Workshops on Lean Thinking For Healthcare & Administrative Processes
11 public workshops sponsored by the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute May 11-13 will cover how to implement lean management concepts in healthcare and administrative processes…
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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 Training Workshops Offered by Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute
Eight lean management workshops from July to September 2010 at the Lean Enterprise Institute will help Lean Thinkers launch and sustain lean transformations in manufacturing…
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Lean Learning for Manufacturing, Distribution, and Services
13 lean workshops in Chicago by the Lean Enterprise Institute will cover value-stream mapping, culture change, strategy deployment, and much more.
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Article
Toyota, Too, Is Looking to Cut Costs
Toyota employees meet in a large "war room" at a plant in Woodstock, Ontario -- called an obeya in Japanese -- to find nearly $100 million in annual savings here…
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Webinar
The Post-COVID-19 Reboot: Safe, Smart Steps for Restarting Production
GE Appliances and Herman Miller share lessons learned on opening manufacturing operations during the Covid-19 crisis. They share how their companies with deep lean experience have responded…
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How One Company is Using Lean Fundamentals When Facing Disruption
Companies that have been built using lean principles are turning to these core ideals when confronting the unique challenges caused by today’s pandemic. Here's how…
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