Introduction Shortages have been a common problem since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Remember the issues over PPE and hand sanitiser? The empty supermarket shelves? While customers ran out of...
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Learn How Toyota Develops a Kaizen Spirit
Are you really putting lean into practice? Lots of companies say they do, but when we walk through their value streams it becomes obvious that they are missing key elements of sound implementation:...
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What’s on at the UK Lean Summit
The UK Lean Summit takes place Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th, April at The Spine, Liverpool. The Summit is structured around how lean thinking and practice help us navigate the key problems of: The...
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Why we need a UK Lean Summit
A New Year brings fresh focus to everyone’s activities. For the first time since 2018, the Lean Enterprise Academy is holding a Lean Summit in the UK. In person events are important. They inspire...
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Why is Lean Management Important?
Introduction In his 2010 blog “What makes lean work?” Dan Jones discusses Toyota’s lasting contribution to the practice of management. The blog starts to explain why lean management is...
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