The team at LEA wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Thank you all for your support in 2021. Let’s hope for a peaceful holiday period and best wishes for 2022. We’ve been steadily working...
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Public Sector
The “Check” stage in PDCA
An intrinsic part of lean thinking and practice is the scientific method – Plan, Do, Check, Act. At this time of year, our attention turns to “C” – the “Check” stage in PDCA. Reflection...
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The Lean Transformation Framework
In January 2014, John Shook shared the Lean Transformation Framework. This is the framework we have been developing to guide transformations with our partner companies, large and small, across a wide...
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The Best Lean Books
What are the best lean books to read? We stock over 70 titles in our store and they all have one thing in common. That is, that we found them useful and thought they added value for an organisation...
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Seven or Eight Wastes in Lean Thinking?
Folk new to lean thinking often begin with the elimination of waste. They learn the seven wastes or (these days) eight wastes in Lean Thinking. When the subject of waste elimination comes up on...
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