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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Tools & Techniques
Gemba Walk with Jim Womack at Toyota
The Toyota Lean Management Centre based at Toyota’s Deeside Engine Plant have supported our UK Lean Summit several times. Moving our event to Manchester for 2018 gave us a perfect opportunity...
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Practical Standardised Work: Foundation for Improvement
Whilst it is encouraging to see so many organisations that are actively trying to improve business performance My concern is that much of this improvement activity is not having the desired impact....
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How do you Engage and Coach Problem Solving Thinkers
As a Lean Thinker I’m always on the lookout for ways to help others improve (and improve myself at the same time!) Traditionally there have been lots of books and articles to wade through and more...
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Gemba Walks: A Management Process for Leading the Organisation
“People must be engaged in understanding and improving the process that creates the value desired by the customer if organisation and customer purposes are to be achieved” Jim...
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