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lean enterprise institute

Welcome to the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute. We publish books, workbooks, and case studies, run workshops and conferences, and conduct research that help companies transform themselves into lean enterprises, based on the principles of the Toyota Business System. We also help managers and executives develop the leadership behaviors that sustain lean enterprises.

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For those who work in organizations, it becomes second nature to look up -- look up for praise, look up for solutions, for orders, for direction. Now, some among us tend to...

LEI Workshops


Dec. 2 - 4	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jan. 13 - 15	Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 10 - 12	Irving, TX
LEI Management Seminars
Feb. 12-14	Orlando, FL

Lean in the Times of Crisis

Hello everybody, I'm Michael Ballé, co-author of The Gold Mine. With the current financial crisis, many companies I know have been hit by 1) a cash crisis as banks are balking on continuing credits, 2) ... 3)... What news from the front?

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