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Lean Management Workshops Set for Cambridge
The Lean Enterprise Institute, venue for the lineup of 5 workshops, including two new ones, is within driving distance of most New England executives and…
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Diving Deeper into the Toyota Way: A Podcast with Jeff Liker
Professor Jeff Liker discusses the new, second edition of his classic book The Toyota Way on WLEI, the LEI podcast.
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Lean Expansion: Spreading Lean from One Store to a Region at Starbucks
Scaling up is a challenge often talked about in lean circles. How can we best leverage our individual or small-scale wins to spread lean throughout…
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Advice from the Gemba: How Do People Accidentally Make Change Unsustainable?
The only thing tougher than change is SUSTAINING change, we often hear. But does sustaining change need to be SO hard? Is it naturally and…
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Back to Basics: Jim Womack on Why You Should Never Create an A3 Alone
In this eletter from 2008, Jim Womack (in honor of the then-recent publication of "Managing to Learn") shares invaluable advice for a problem that too…
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It Takes 2 (or more) to A3
No one can create a useful A3 in isolation. It takes at least two individuals and often many more. Developing an A3 involves an organizational…
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Lean 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.
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Leadership Q&A: Bill Hopkins, Akron Children’s Hospital board member and former vice president, technology/strategic initiatives, at Goodyear
From the LEI senior executive series on lean leadership:Hopkins on why Akron Children’s Hospital leadership decided to implement lean process improvement at all levels and…
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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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Former Toyota Support Center General Manager Joins Lean Enterprise Institute
Mark Reich will support the Institute’s new efforts in lean research and education.
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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.
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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.
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Becoming the Change: Talking Healthcare Transformation with Kim Barnas and John Toussaint on the WLEI Podcast
In this WLEI podcast, Becoming the Change authors Kim Barnas and John Toussaint discuss the personal challenges facing healthcare leaders who are committed to the…
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