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lean enterprise instituteWelcome 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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Take a moment or two to review our new interactive lean timeline which notes the breakthrough moments in lean from the 1500's - Today!

LEI Workshops
July 29 - 31 Montreal, PQ
Aug. 12 -14 Durham, NC
Sept. 16 - 18 Minneapolis, MN
LEI Management Seminars
Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 Boston, MA
Feb. 11-13 Orlando, FL
Senior Executive Forums
September 9 -10 Lincolnshire, IL

I work in a company that develops training courseware. As each item is custom written I am struggling to understand how I would apply concepts like PULL, e.g. what do I "pull" to create a make signal?

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