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Meeting Strategic Objectives
Turner Construction uses hoshin kanri (strategy deployment) and A3 problem-solving to create a management system that ensures it achieves its…
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What You Need to Know About Standardized Work
LEI Senior Advisor John Shook offers a detailed diagnostic that lean practitioners can use to test whether they're benefiting as…
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Ask Art: How Does Lean Apply to Every Company?
Lean veteran Art Byrne shares a back-to-basics explanation of why — and how — lean thinking and practices can improve…
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Understanding Before Executing
LEI's lean product and process development coaches share the second of several guiding principles that will help you improve the…
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How the Toyota Way and Toyota Kata Fit Together
The author of The Toyota Way explains where Toyota Kata fits with Toyota’s broader management principles — and how each…
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A Lesson for Enabling Leaders and Systems
An executive's gemba visit reveals the value of engaging value-creating frontline workers in improving their work processes — and how…
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Support Lean Institute Ukraine
Dear Members of the Global Lean Community — Last week the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) and Lean Global Network (LGN)…
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Dear Members of the Global Lean Community — LEI is proud to share the mission of spreading lean thinking and…
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The Fundamentals of Improvement and Coaching Kata
Whether you're a veteran needing a refresh or a beginner requiring the basics, this round-up offers guidance that will strengthen…
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Ask Art: Why is a Lean Sensei Necessary?
Lean veteran Art Byrne explains how having a lean sensei helps leaders and organizations succeed in their lean transformation.
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A Video Primer on Improvement Kata as a Funnel
A veteran kata instructor uses a visual model to explain the four routines of the Improvement Kata practice.
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Developing Products is a Team Sport
LEI's lean product and process development coaches share the first of several guiding principles that will help you improve the…
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