Press Releases
December 1, 2011
Lean Enterprise Institute Publishes 2nd Edition of Seeing the Whole Value Stream with New Examples of Lean Supply Chain Analysis
Download value-stream maps of supply chains from manufacturing and service companies along with excerpts from Seeing the Whole Value Stream at the Lean Enterprise Institute’s bookstore at lean.org.
Read moreNovember 7, 2011
Gemba-Based Education for Supply Chain and Distribution Professionals
Lean Enterprise Institute and LeanCor, a third-party logistics provider, partner to offer hands-on workshop.
Read moreLean Manufacturing and Lean Service Workshops Set for Los Angeles
Lean concepts for manufacturing, IT, offices and other environments will be covered along with how to create a lean culture of continuous improvement.
Read moreLean Transformational Leadership Training
Simulations will help you learn and practice lean leadership behaviors during this in-depth workshop, set for Jan. 18-20 at LEI's Cambridgae, MA, office.
Read moreOctober 18, 2011
Jacksonville Lean Management Workshops by the Lean Enterprise Institute Develop Leadership and Problem-Solving Skills
2 New Workshops Highlight LEI's Southeast regional training in Jacksonville, FL, Dec. 6-8, 2011.
Read moreOctober 5, 2011
LEI Author Among Lean Healthcare Experts Speaking at AME Conference in Dallas
Roger A Gerard, PhD, ThedaCare's chief learning officer, and co-author of On the Mend, is among the experts speaking on how to improve healthcare.
Read moreOctober 4, 2011
Lean Accounting Award from the Lean Enterprise Institute Goes to an Accounting Professor and 2 Ph.D. Candidates
As part of its nonprofit educational mission, the Lean Enterprise Institute sponsors the Excellence in Lean Accounting Award to support teachers and students in higher education who apply what they learn at the Lean Accounting Summit.
Read moreOctober 3, 2011
Do lean management principles mix with self-directed teams?
Not according to lean practitioner and author Michael Ballé who, in his latest Gemba Coach column, advises against mixing the two.
Read moreSeptember 28, 2011
11 Lean Management Workshops for Texas Announced by the Lean Enterprise Institute
A curriculum of lean workshops set for Dallas, TX, will help manufacturing and service companies accelerate their lean transformations.
Read moreSeptember 23, 2011
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook on “Outsourcing: The Big Lie”
Lean Enterprise Institute Chairman and CEO John Shook will explore the problems and consequences of the race to find the lowest-cost provider in his keynote at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, Oct.5, 2011, Springfield, MA.
Read moreSeptember 21, 2011
Lean Management Expert Tells Management Accountants to “Take a Walk”
Jim Womack, who led the research team that coined the term “lean production,” shares his methodology for how to take “gemba walks” and recommendations for "lean counting" at the annual Lean Accounting Summit conference.
Read moreJuly 25, 2011
11 Lean Manufacturing and Management Workshops Coming to Minnesota
Lean manufacturing, logistics, and distribution will be covered.
Read moreJune 21, 2011
Lean Enterprise Institute CEO John Shook Calls for Ending the “Madness” in Supply Chain Strategies
Shook made his recommendations on lean supply chains to authorities on Japan, leading investors, economists, policymakers, and business executives at Bloomberg’s Rebuilding Japan Conference.
Read moreApril 4, 2011
Lean Management Workshops in Pittsburgh Will Cover Manufacturing and Services
The lean management workshop series will help executives and managers launch and sustain lean transformations in a variety of business environments.
Read moreMarch 18, 2011
Lean Management Book, Gemba Walks, by James Womack Challenges the Prevailing Management System
The latest book from the researcher who led the team that coined “lean production>” explores why lean management is better than the currently dominant management system.
Read moreFebruary 17, 2011
Midwest Lean Training from the Lean Enterprise Institute
Got questions about the technical, cultural, leadership, or management challenges of a lean transformation? LEI's Chicago workshops have practical, how-to answers.
Read moreJanuary 24, 2011
Lean Transformation Summit Reveals “Frontiers and Fundamentals”
Lean management efforts at Ford Motor Co, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and Acme Alliance are featured at the annual conference.
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