lean in finland

The energy to get things done

FeaturesMar 7, 2019

FEATURE – When people become enthusiastic about improvement work, there's no limit to what can be achieved. Join the author on a visit to a Finland-based manufacturer, whose lean efforts range from production to customer service.

Thinking lean is like playing music: meet the lean fiddler

InterviewsApr 24, 2017

Roberto Priolo

PROFILE – Persevering, letting people inspire you and committing to continuous learning. These are the things you need to do to successfully embrace lean thinking and, it turns out, learn to play the violin.

Lean enables agile scale-up at Finnish Broadcasting Company

Case studiesNov 21, 2016

Mirette Kangas

CASE STUDY – The Finnish Broadcasting Company has been leveraging lean thinking to scale up its agile work. In the process, it has developed a greater understanding of customer value.

Knowledge-building for lean: a profile of Sari Torkkola

InterviewsOct 6, 2016

Roberto Priolo

PROFILE - When years of hard work to re-organize Patria's IT operations led to disappointing results, Sari Torkkola didn't throw in the towel. Instead, she started to build her department's understanding of lean.

Lean healthcare at a large hospital district in Finland

Case studiesAug 9, 2016

Markku Mäkijärvi & Jyrki Perttunen

CASE STUDY – The whole of Helsinki’s hospital district is leaning out, with incredible results. It isn’t every day that we come across – let alone have the opportunity to observe – a lean transformation in such a large healthcare organization.

A CIO’s journey towards lean thinking

ColumnsJun 23, 2015

Sari Torkkola

COLUMN - For her latest column, Sari Torkkola describes the initial steps that must be taken to move towards becoming a lean CIO and warn us against some of the pitfalls along the way.

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