Latest news from the Lean front ...
Solar Group wins Lean Prize Denmark
In spite of the financial crisis, the implementation of Lean as a leading culture continues in the Solar Group with headquarters in Kolding. It is about changing people and habits before developing the tools for this purpose.
And as a result of the great Lean effort and the noticeable results, Solar is now given DI’s productivity award 2010.
Jaeger Automotive wins Lean Prize Norway
First National Lean Award on Thursday 30 November awarded the Lean Forum Norway’s major annual conference.
The idea behind Lean Award is to highlight the focus to the Lean philosophy of collaborative leadership and employee-driven innovation.
Lean Thinking in Business
Read Professor Dan Jones' latest article for the December 2011 issue of the Global Business Magazine.
3 Shingo Awards for LEA
The Lean Enterprise Academy has just won three Shingo Awards in recognition of its pioneering work in implementing lean thinking.
At the Shingo Prize Awards Conference in Salt Lake City, USA on 20 May 2010 Daniel Jones was inducted into the Shingo Academy. The Shingo Academy consists of individuals who have distinguished themselves through their lifetime commitment and achievements in the area of Lean/Operational Excellence. Danielhas previously won four Shingo Awards for his books on lean.
Ian Glenday received the Research and Professional Publication Award for his book Breaking Through to Flow, which opens up a practical path to lean for the consumer goods and process industries.
Dave Brunt and John Kiff also won the same Award for their book Creating Lean Dealers, which shows how lean can transform sales and service activities. Both of these books have inspired pioneering organisations to new levels of performance.
Lean Management feature
On Saturday 26th June the Daily Telegraph distributed an independent 16 page pull-out supplement on Lean Management.
The supplement featured articles from leading Lean Experts in business, healthcare, supply chains, technology, finance and others.
Further articles on LEA projects have recently been featured in the leading Polish daily newspaper - ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’
The Saturday Telegraph supplement was produced by Mediaplanet - the publisher of focused reports, distributed with leading newspapers and online sites. Email Christopher Emberson at Mediaplanet for further information.