A recession is a good time for lean. Organisations can either postpone lean and resort to traditional cost cutting, or they can accelerate and redouble their progress with lean. I doubt the former...
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Manufacturing
Lean Action Research
Last month I concluded that simply overlaying lean tools and rapid improvement events on an existing management system using traditional change management techniques is unlikely to be sustainable....
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Changing Gear with Lean
I am convinced that it is a mistake to roll lean out across an organisation using traditional change management techniques. They may work for a while – but beyond a certain point they can become a...
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Doing Lean Yourself
I used to think lean was something best begun at work. I listened to friends who enthusiastically embraced lean in their homes, but I hesitated to recommend those new to lean to follow their example....
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Lean Consulting
Some time ago I worked alongside a team of super sleuths from a large consulting firm who were very skilfully looking for opportunities to cut costs – unnecessary activities and surplus heads...
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