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Being lean in ethylene
The prize for operational excellence in ethylene production is best in class performance and greater profitability. The paradigm shift from West to East marks a new c…
Does Agile Software Development Make you Lean?
Lean methodologies and Agile methodologies are often compared, but how much do they really have in common? Lean methodologies originated at Toyota in the late 1940s…
Agile working – A mindset not a process
Big business leaders like to talk the talk on disruption, innovation and agile working. But following the alleged rules of agile will no more transform a business by…
Continuous Improvement & Brexit
Manufacturers’ business confidence has taken a board beating across following the vote for Brexit, according to a new report from EEF and accountancy and busine…
Feeling lean and lightbulb moments
The word Lean can be very emotive. Some individuals hear “Lean” mentioned and fear strikes their core and is seen as an invasion on the normality of there world, so…
The 3 L’s of Lean Leadership
The Management Dilemma Lean Management has a bit of an image problem. For every gung-ho manager and consultant I meet, there are countless front-line w…
Maximising profit and minimising waste in a competitive environment
If you’re in an industry that’s horrendously competitive, you will need to …
What organisational effectiveness is and how it can transform your business
In today’s environment of increasingly volatile environment, refining and p…
Could 3D Printing herald a new era of lean supply chains?
Could 3D Printing herald a new era of lean supply chains? Some of t…
Teaching lean at the BBC
What is BBC Spark? Created in 2012, BBC Spark is an in-house team that b…
Adding customer value through lean initiatives
In the supply chain industry there is a lot of talk about lea…
Robotics Poses New Opportunities for Reengineering, New Challenges for Change Management
“Business Process Reengineering” is a concept that dates back to the 19…
How to be customer led and why there’s no other option
Digital innovations have repeatedly revolutionised industries since the…
In the driving seat, steering employee engagement in change
By Graham Wilson Jack Welsh is famous for saying, “If the …
European Lean Educator Conference 2016
The third European Lean Educator Conference will held at the University of …
Olympic champion gives golden advice for business
Athlete and Olympic gold medal winner Sally Gunnell has unveiled the import…
15 minutes could save your company
By Richard Agnew Vice President of North-West EMEA at Veeam Software,…
Top Tips on How to Use Video to Engage your Business
Written by Andrew Ogden In this article Andrew Ogden, Managing Dir…