This week I’ve seen two pieces of research that have made me sit up and think about how effective lean thinkers are at communicating what lean is and its benefits. We must make what we take for...
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Process Improvement
Four Types of Problems
Any seasoned Lean Thinker will have heard or used the phrase, “What problem are you trying to solve?” But is the art of problem solving getting lost amongst the noise of the numerous...
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Spaghetti Charts & Physical Distancing
The advent of the coronavirus has created a new dimension to the planning and delivery of safe processes. The article looks at physical distancing and the creative solutions we need to go back to...
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Lean Supply Chains & Risk
Ensuring the safety of people during the Corona Virus is the most important issue, but it is also affecting business. Yesterday JCB, the UK maker of yellow diggers, announced it is cutting production...
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Save the Date: UK Lean Summit 24th & 25th October 2019
As part of our mission to help organisations with their Lean journeys the Lean Enterprise Academy has partnered with The Learning Trust to organise a Lean event around learning. The event takes place...
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