Lean goes back to school
In 2006, applying lean in UK universities began in earnest. At the time, the global economy and funding for education were in a very different place. T…
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Making the grade
No shortage of productivity assessments There are numerous productivity assessment tools in use across North America, however there is no generally ac…
Lean certifications; are they worth it?
The rush to apply lean thinking in almost every business sector during the past two decades has led to a significant growth in the number of training p…
Lean assessments; the rally-point of the journey
So, you are thinking about embarking upon a lean journey at your company. Or, more than likely, you are going to be RE-embarking upon a lean journey at…
Stay focused; tailoring your assessment needs
We have looked at many lean assessment tools over the past 10 years or more – some for our parent and some for external clients. Many of these were “of…
A new approach to assessments
In March’s edition of the LMJ, we provided an overview of the global lean approach being rolled out at Panalpina. In this article, we share more detail…
Eiji Toyoda dies, aged 100
The lean world has lost one of its greatest minds and architects after the death of Eiji Toyoda this week.Toyota Motor Corporation issued a stateme…