The transformation required of healthcare practices seeking to improve care quality while containing costs could benefit from the application of "lean" management thinking, according to a recent study ...

The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift as lean methodologies are increasingly integrated with sustainable practices. This approach seeks to enhance project delivery by ...

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What companies excel at lean? Don't assume you know the answer to that question because this book offers a compelling case to look beyond Toyota, and in fact to look beyond all Japanese companies, to ...

Recently, we explored some new thinking around the concept of "Lean IT," in which lean principles (doing things simpler, faster, better, cheaper) are applied to IT management and operations. A bank ...

You’ve had those days at work: Your boss doesn’t listen to your suggestions about how to do things better. The same problems keep cropping up. Nobody does anything about them. New conundrums pile up.

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 25, 2009) - Eleven Army organizations were recognized for their exceptional efforts in using Lean Six Sigma principles and practices in a ceremony Nov. 24 at the ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 16, 2006) - Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey presented four Army Materiel Command organizations the 2006 Shingo Prize Public Sector Award for achievement in ...

Globally, manufacturers have acknowledged Lean management principles and digitalization technologies as pivotal for improving operational performance. Despite this, many former Lean manufacturers have ...

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