State of lean

Helping Turkey to thrive with lean management

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FeaturesSep 27, 2018
Yalcin Ipbuken
GETTING TO KNOW US – Earlier this month, our editor visited Istanbul to learn about the work Lean Institute Turkey is doing to spread lean in Turkey and beyond. He sat down with the institute’s President for a chat.
René Aernoudts at one of the Lean Management Instituut workshops

Making the Netherlands leaner and leaner

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InterviewsAug 30, 2018
René Aernoudts
GETTING TO KNOW US – We continue our series of interviews with key Lean Global Network people with a chat with the President of Holland-based Lean Management Instituut.

Lean thinking for the family business

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Womack's YokotenAug 28, 2018
Jim Womack
WOMACK’S YOKOTEN – The author discusses the benefits that the many family businesses making up our economies can harness from embracing lean management.

A lean take on trade

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Womack's YokotenJul 31, 2018
Jim Womack
WOMACK’S YOKOTEN – As tariffs spread, the author explains where forcing production to move overnight is wasteful, particularly for lean producers.

Le lean, c’est fantastique!

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InterviewsJul 27, 2018
Marie-Pia Ignace
GETTING TO KNOW US – We sit for a chat with the President of Institut Lean France. Not only has ILF created a vibrant community of lean CEOs in France; it also launched one of the most innovative lean events out there.

Lean Thinking: ingredients, incubation and diffusion

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FeaturesJul 24, 2018
John Shook
FEATURE – The author offers an overview of the ingredients that made lean thinking what it is, of the 30 years of incubation it underwent at Toyota, and of its diffusion from 1980 onwards.

With a new LGN institute, the future of Botswana is lean

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InterviewsJun 27, 2018
Sharon Visser
GETTING TO KNOW US – This month, the latest affiliate of the Lean Global Network opened its doors in Botswana. We spoke to the new institute’s director to learn about her plans.
The post-Toyota future of lean in Australia

The post-Toyota future of the lean community in Australia

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InterviewsMay 16, 2018
Alister Lee
INTERVIEW – With the closure of Toyota’s operations in Altona, the land Down Under is left without its lean poster child. Alister Lee tells us who the community there should look to next.
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Why the mining industry desperately needs lean thinking

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FeaturesMay 7, 2018
Laura Mottola
FEATURE – Lean thinking is still largely absent from the mining industry. The author explains the great opportunities that lie ahead for an industry with a huge potential to improve.
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Jim Womack on what makes for a good lean employer

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Lean ManagementMar 26, 2018
Jim Womack
WOMACK’S YOKOTEN – What does a lean employer look like? In this month’s column, the author reflects on the long-term commitment to employees a company engaged in lean thinking should make.
Orry Fiume lean realities that scare CEOs

Orry Fiume on the two realities of lean that scare most CEOs

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FeaturesMar 12, 2018
Orry Fiume
FEATURE – CEOs need to see people as assets and transform their companies’ product development systems if they are to tap into the full potential of a lean strategy.
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Lean has changed the production line forever

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Lean ProductionFeb 28, 2018
Jim Womack
WOMACK’S YOKOTEN – This month, the author looks at the production line, a century-old idea that still fascinates us, reflecting on how lean thinking has changed it.
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Why you need lean thinking in your digital transformation

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FeaturesFeb 26, 2018
Flávio Picchi & Christopher Thompson
FEATURE – Organizations can only reap the full benefits of modern technologies if they pair up their digitalization efforts with an enterprise-wide lean transformation.
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The value of gender equity to lean

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InterviewsFeb 16, 2018
Cécile Roche, Maria-Pia Ignace & Monica Rossi
LEAN THINKING WOMEN – We speak with women lean leaders about the link between gender equity and the creation of value as well as the value of diversity to the global lean community.

Jim Womack on the importance of spreading the lean word

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Lean ManagementDec 21, 2017
Jim Womack
WOMACK’S YOKOTEN – Ahead of the holidays, for his last column of the year, the author reminds us of the power of sharing. Go out and spread the lean word!
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Transforming people to transform the healthcare industry

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InterviewsOct 20, 2017
Alice Lee, Flávio Battaglia & Oriol Cuatrecasas
VIDEO INTERVIEW – Last year, the Lean Global Network launched an initiative to leverage the knowledge of our institutes to positively impact the healthcare industry. We caught up with the group in São Paulo this week.
Jim Womack on the lean promise

Jim Womack on where lean has failed and why not to give up

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Womack's YokotenAug 29, 2017
Jim Womack
YOKOTEN – Lean has changed the world in many ways, even though the original vision of its founding fathers has failed to materialize. Jim discusses why, as a movement, we shouldn’t give up and review our strategy instead.
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Lean as the management strategy of the future

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FeaturesAug 25, 2017
Dan Jones
FEATURE – Lean is a people-centric system for learning that acts as an alternative to traditional management and financial capitalism. It represents the best strategy a company can adopt to meet the needs of the future.