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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Tag: Value Stream Analysis
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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Lean Thinking and Practice at the Airport
Introduction It’s the Easter weekend and after two years of lockdowns, we are all eager to get away. However, holiday makers (and business travellers) face continued travel disruptions at airports...
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Merry Christmas
Before the year draws to a close it remains for the team at LEA to wish all of you a Merry Christmas. We hope you are able to connect with family and friends, even if that can’t be in...
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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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