by Neil | Jan 7, 2022 | Lean Management Articles
Moving To A More Sustainable Manufacturing Operation There has been a lot of publicity and discussion about COP 26 and the need to avoid further global warming through the reduction of CO2 and other environmental wastes. Whilst this has provided motivation and a...
by Neil | Sep 29, 2017 | Lean Management Articles
The Problem As Covey said: “Begin with the end in mind” Why should this principle be applicable to the subject of sustainability when performing improvement projects under the Operational Excellence banner? What we see in deploying many projects across a variety of...
by Helen | May 15, 2017 | Lean Management Articles, Lean Office
5 Lessons from deploying Lean in the Education Sector Since the book, Lean Thinking which was published is 1986, Lean has spread to many different business sectors, initially to other manufacturing types and then into the back-office processes of business and into...
by Neil | Oct 9, 2016 | Lean Management Articles, Lean Office, New to Lean Management
1. Connecting with people: When Lean starts it is normally in the factory and it is driven by frontline improvement events, which require operators and supervisors to be involved because the process of making things is what they do. Management does not try to...
by Neil | Sep 10, 2016 | Lean Management Articles
One of the most frequent questions that is asked by organisations starting on the route of process improvement is “where do we start?” There are many choices available: do you follow the book and map out a value stream or business process? Or should you...
by Neil | Jun 26, 2016 | Lean Management Articles, New to Lean Management
The Importance of Lean Leadership systems Why are Lean Leadership systems important? – is a question often asked after a Lean pilot implementation has failed. This leads to the next challenge: “How do you make the new Lean system stick” The Lean deployment...
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