Press Releases
November 29, 2012
Lean Enterprise Institute Announces San Francisco Curriculum of 14 Lean Management Workshops Covering IT, Manufacturing, and Services
The workshops are aimed at continuous improvement professionals, line managers, function heads, and change agents in companies implementing lean business systems.
Read moreNovember 20, 2012
Lean IT Workshop Helps CIOs, IT Managers, Software Developers, Understand Their Roles in Continuous Improvement Efforts
Steve Bell, co-author of Lean IT, is the workshop facilitator.
Read moreOctober 29, 2012
Why Lean Transformations Fail: Problem Solving Is a Problem
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook believes a company’s problem solving culture – or lack of one – is the key to success or failure with lean management.
Read moreOctober 7, 2012
Lean Accounting Awards from the Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute Recognize a Professor and Student
The goal of the program is to bring the principles and practices of lean accounting into higher education.
Read moreSeptember 27, 2012
Lean Management Expert James Womack Says Businesses Face a “Prisoner’s Dilemma”
Management thinker and author James P. Womack told manufacturing, government, and healthcare managers at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference how lean management turns the dilemma into a win-win.
Read moreSeptember 24, 2012
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook Will Address Iowa Lean Consortium Businesses Oct. 2, 2012, on Culture Change
John Shook, a nationally-recognized lean management expert and business book author, will talk about how companies can create problem-solving cultures as part of a two-day forum, October 2-3, 2012.
Read moreSeptember 20, 2012
First Lean Coaching Summit Features Lean Thought Leaders and “Doers” as Presenters
John Shook, CEO of the Lean Enterprise Institute, Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Jim Huntzinger, president of Lean Frontiers, are among the speakers at the inaugural conference.
Read moreSeptember 4, 2012
Three New Lean Management Workshops Debut in Dallas Training
The new training sessions cover lean applications for product development, sales and marketing, and executive leadership.
Read moreAugust 20, 2012
New Lean Management Ebook Makes Lean Concepts Easy to Understand
Everything I Know about Lean I Learned in First Grade from the Lean Enterprise Institute is a quick and fun read for people at all levels of a company.
Read moreAugust 6, 2012
Eleven Lean Management Workshops Set for Seattle
The October training sessions on lean methods and concepts use a variety of exercises, case studies, discussions, and experiential learning techniques.
Read moreJuly 31, 2012
Lean Enterprise Institute Marks 15 Years of Advancing Lean Management Around the U.S. and World
Advancing lean thinking and practice in every endeavor everywhere is the mission of the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute as it prepares to mark its 15th anniversary, according to CEO John Shook.
Read moreLean Information Technology Training Directed at Professionals in Continuous Improvement and IT Departments
The Lean Enterprise Institute opens registration for the workshop aimed at lean management leaders and IT managers.
Read moreJuly 5, 2012
Lean Culture Change Workshop Added to the Summer/Fall Schedule at the Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute
The newest workshop, Improvement Kata, is one of five summer and fall sessions designed to deliver practical, how-to answers in plain language about basic and more advanced lean management concepts.
Read moreJune 29, 2012
Third Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook and healthcare leaders learn, lhare, and connect on lean evolution.
Read moreJune 13, 2012
Continuous Improvement Key Is the Subject of a Free Webinar by the Lean Enterprise Institute
The webinar with researcher and author Mike Rother is set for June 28, 2012, at 2 p.m. (Eastern).
Read moreJune 11, 2012
Lean Manufacturing and Service Workshops Address Cultural and Technical Challenges of Lean Transformations
The Lean Enterprise Institute will sponsor 17 workshops to help executives and managers launch and sustain lean transformations in a variety of business environments.
Read moreMay 21, 2012
Lean Management Workshops Opened for Registration at Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute
The workshops are designed to deliver practical, how-to answers in plain language.
Read moreMay 15, 2012
Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Workshop Set for Lean Transportation Center
The Lean Enterprise Institute and LeanCor, a third-party logistics provider, partner to offer a hands-on workshop.
Read moreApril 10, 2012
Lean Healthcare Leaders Convene for Third Annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
The conference, co-sponsored by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and the Lean Enterprise Institute, is set for June 6-7, 2012, in Minneapolis, MN.
Read moreMarch 28, 2012
Lean Lessons Began in First Grade, According to New Book from the Lean Enterprise Institute
Lean management practitioners will want to add an L for “lean” to the three Rs after reading Everything I Know about Lean I Learned in First Grade
Read moreMarch 21, 2012
On the Mend, a Book on Lean Healthcare from the Lean Enterprise Institute, Wins Prestigious Shingo Research Award
On the Mend tells the true story of how ThedaCare, a Wisconsin health system, implemented lean healthcare, a revolutionary new system for delivering more patient benefit in less time and at lower cost.
Read moreThe Lean Enterprise Institute, publisher of The Birth of Lean, Announces that Individual Chapters Are Now Available for Download
Lean Thinkers now can pay for just the chapters they want to read in this important book about the creation of the Toyota Production System in the words of the executives who created it.
Read moreMarch 15, 2012
Lean Enterprise Institute Marks Its 15th Anniversary in 2012 with Move to New Offices in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
More open space at 215 First St., Suite 300, Cambridge, MA, will facilitate collaborative working and learning.
Read moreFebruary 15, 2012
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook to Deliver Keynote on Collaborative Learning at 2012 Lean Transformation Summit
The annual conference on lean management is nearing capacity.
Read moreLean Enterprise Institute Collaborates to Run Visual Management Workshop and Plant Tour
LEI teams up with VIBCO Vibrators and lean practitioner and author Gwen Galsworth
Read moreJanuary 17, 2012
Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream Workbook from the Lean Enterprise Institute Wins Prestigious Shingo Research Award
The liberally illustrated workbook explains a practical, how-to approach to lean logistics and supply chains to improve responsiveness while reducing total costs.
Read moreJanuary 11, 2012
Former Toyota Support Center General Manager Joins Lean Enterprise Institute
Mark Reich will support the Institute’s new efforts in lean research and education.
Read moreLean Enterprise Institute’s 2012 Conference Will Focus on How Collaborative Learning Accelerates Continuous Improvement
The annual Lean Transformation Summit highlights best practices for sharing continuous improvement resources and experiences.
Read moreJanuary 5, 2012
Lean Manufacturing and Lean Management Workshops Set for San Antonio
Early Bird Discounts of $100 to $200 are available until Feb. 2.
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