Lean and good design – a marriage made in heaven?
Dr Steve Chicken CEng MIED, manufacturing growth director at EEF, discusses lean and the new revolution in manufacturing.Britain is on the cusp of …
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Out of the blue: In search of excellence
Bill Bellows presents his new column, Out of the blue which highlights concepts associated with an integration of ideas from W. Edwards Deming, Russell…
Measuring quality
LMJ’s editor Andrew Putwain heads out to National Instrument’s manufacturing facility in Hungary to see how the firm has taken lean to a scientific lev…
Lean accounting
Consultant Jean Cunningham explores the benefits of applying lean principles to a company’s finance.If your company is applying lean on the shop fl…
Case Study: Distilling lean
Bowmore whisky has been produced on the Scottish island of Islay since 1779, and is one of the world's most recognisable alcohol brands.Its superio…
Lean and law: a map for process and progress
Not many lawyers would consider themselves masters of process. When lawyers talk about their work, they typically focus on ‘high-value’ activities such…
Don’t tell them it’s lean and you’ll get away with it
This article describes how the improvement process was implemented and by relating it to lean philosophy and methods attempts to conclude as to why the…
Redesigning healthcare processes from Google
Toyota makes cars. Google makes connections. Toyota takes a set of raw materials and transforms them into a product people buy. Google takes the inform…
Human lean– standardisation creating a talent hot bed
Consultant Mark Gregory returns to LMJ expounding the values of standardisation as a way of improving performance and living by the mantra of practice …