Lean Global Network
The Lean Global Network
The Members of the Lean Global Network include a growing number of non-profit organizations that are devoted to the promotion of lean thinking throughout the world.
The members are completely independent, but interact on a regular basis. They offer a variety of services across the globe, including translations of LEI books, conferences, training as well as other activities to assist companies making lean transformations.
Global Programme
5-6 March 2008 - Lean Transformation Summit
Orlando, Florida, USA - Lean Enterprise Institute, www.lean.org
We will be posting further Lean Global Summits shortly...
Organisations
Lean Global Network
The core group of the Lean Global Network consists of the founding Lean Enterprise Institute in the USA, the Lean Enterprise Academy in the UK and Lean Institute Brazil. They carry the responsibility for thought leadership, developing new products and the organization of the Lean Global Network. Jose Ferro from Brazil is responsible for coordinating the Lean Global Network and supporting the development of new members.
Australia - Lean Enterprise Australia - Peter Walsh
Website: www.lean.org.au
Brazil - Lean Institute Brazil - Jose Ferro
Rua Topazio 911, 04105-063 Sao Paulo-Jp, Brazil
Website: www.lean.org.br
China - Lean China - Marcus Chao - marcus.chao@leanchina.com
Website: www.leanchina.org
France - Projet Lean Enterprise - Gilbert Liegeois;
Département EGSH, Télécom Paris - ENST, 46, rue Barrault, 75634 PARIS Cedex 13
Website: www.institut-lean-france.fr
Germany - Lean Management Institut - Bodo Wiegand
Steinbach Str. 25 D-52074, Aachen, Germany
Website: www.lean-management-institut.de
India - Lean Institute India (LII) - Ravi Achanta
Email: Ravi.Achanta@leaninstitute.in
Mexico - Lean Enterprise Institute Mexico - Braulio Laveaga
Av. Niños Héroes num. 1555. Desp. 516, Col. Moderna. Guadalajara, Jal. México. CP 44190
Website: www.lean.org.mx
Netherlands - Lean Management Instituut - René Aernoudts
PO Box 120, 3970 AC Driebergen, Netherlands
Website: www.leaninstituut.nl
Poland - Lean Enterprise Institute Polska - Tomasz Koch
Wroclaw Technology Park, ul. Klecinska 125; 54-413 Wroclaw, Poland
Website: www.lean.org.pl
South Africa - Lean SA - Norman Faull
GSB University of Cape Town
Email: nfaull@gsb.uct.ac.za
Spain - Instituto Lean Management - Victor Condé
Website: www.institutolean.org
Turkey - Lean Institute Turkey - Yalcin Ipbuken
Merkez Mah. Sefir Sk. 39/1 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Website: www.lean.org.tr
USA - Lean Enterprise Institute - Jim Womack and Helen Zak
One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Website: www.lean.org
Other Collaborators with the Lean Global Network
Denmark - Dansk Industri - Jens Kristian Jorgensen
DK-1787 Copenhagen V, Denmark
Website: www.di.dk
Other Organisations
Association for Manufacturing Excellence UK
organises lean networking activities in the UK
www.ame-uk.org - and its sister organisation in the USA ...
the Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Website: www.ame.org
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Automotive web site
www.autoindustry.co.uk
- has full details of process improvement in the auto industry.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Construction web site -
www.dti.gov.uk/construction has downloadable copies of Sir John Egan's Rethinking Construction Report (Dan Jones was a member of this task force)
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Manufacturing web site
Website: www.dti.gov.uk/manufacturing/index.htm has all the details of the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) and downloadable reports including Sir Nick Scheele's Foresight Manufacturing 2020 Report (Dan Jones was a member of this Panel) and the Government's Manufacturing Strategy
Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) Europe - European movement for collaboration between suppliers and retailers in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry
Website: www.ecrnet.org
Food Chain Centre - collaboration across the food supply chain
Website: www.foodchaincentre.com
International Car Distribution Programme - carries out research into lean car distribution (Dan was a Founding Director)
Website: www.icdp.net
Academic Institutions
Lean Enterprise Research Centre - Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff, UK
Website: www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/lom/lerc
ECR Journal: International Commerce Review - Dan Jones is one of the Editors
Website: www.ecr-journal.org