Press Releases

November 26, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Recognize a Professor and Student with Lean Accounting Awards

The goal of the annual award presented at the Lean Accounting Summit is to foster the adoption of lean accounting principles and experiments in higher education and business.

September 22, 2014

Cambridge, MA-Based Lean Enterprise Institute Announces 2 In-Depth Workshops for Creating and Sustaining Continuous Improvement Cultures

The sessions at the Institute’s Cambridge office will help managers and executives build competitive advantages through daily process improvement and innovation.

September 8, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Webinar to Challenge Conventional Thinking about Leadership

Registration is open now for the September 9, 2014, free webinar “How to Lead with Respect.”

August 18, 2014

New Lean Management Novel Explains How to Develop Business by Developing People

Lead With Respect shows how developing people’s capabilities as problem solvers is the ultimate sign of workplace respect and a decisive business advantage.

August 6, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Names New Chief Operations Officer, Announces Other Management Changes to Increase Collaboration with Customers

COO Mark Reich has more than 20 years experience helping a variety of companies implement lean management.

June 30, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Appoints James Morgan, PhD, as Senior Advisor for Product Development

In the new post, Morgan, a former global engineering executive at Ford Motor Company, will spearhead several LEI initiatives to accelerate the adoption of lean product and process development.

June 6, 2014

John Shook, LEI CEO, Will Keynote the Third Annual Lean Coaching Summit

The conference agenda is designed to let attendees learn and then practice new lean coaching skills.

June 4, 2014

Lean Supply Chain, Logistics, Distribution, and Warehousing Training Announced by the Lean Enterprise Institute

Two practical, how-two workshops will run September 23-26, 2014, at a working supply chain operations center so attendees can experience lean principles in action.

May 15, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Opens Registration for Coaching Webinar on May 22, 2014

The complimentary educational webinar will explain two basic types of lean management coaching: coaching for correction and coaching for development.

Perfecting Patient Journeys, Lean Healthcare How-To Guide, Receives Prestigious Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award

Perfecting Patient Journeys is a how-to guide to lean healthcare for healthcare leaders.

April 21, 2014

Lean Leadership Skills Addressed at Lean Management Workshops in Seattle

The 11 training sessions from the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute also cover problem solving, value-stream mapping, strategy deployment, and basic lean concepts.

April 9, 2014

Innovative Book on Lean Product Development Updated by the Lean Enterprise Institute

With passion and penetrating insights, Lean Product and Process Development delivers insights into product development that cannot be found anywhere else.

March 25, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Announces 19 Lean Management Workshops for Chicago

The curriculum of 19 workshops is aimed at continuous improvement professionals, managers, and executives in manufacturing and service companies who are implementing lean business principles.

March 13, 2014

Lean Enterprise Institute Appoints Darlene Dumont, DBA, Director of Learning

A skilled lean practitioner with experience in manufacturing/aerospace, healthcare, financial services, academia, and the military, Dumont will manage LEI’s educational and research programs.

Lean Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, and Distribution Training Announced by the Lean Enterprise Institute

The two practical, how-two workshops will run April 29-May 2, 2014, at a working supply chain operations center so attendees can experience lean principles in action.

Lean Transformation Summit Delivers Inspiration and Practical Information

Nearly 500 attendees hear motivational as well as practical presentations.

February 27, 2014

Registration for the 5th Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit is Open

Registration is open for the fifth Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Los Angeles on June 4-5, 2014. The Summit will focus on the components to healthcare transformation—transparency, care delivery and payment reform—in the learning sessions and pre-summit workshops. Topics will cover the provider, insurer, employer, and government perspectives.

February 25, 2014