When it comes to the shop floor, every organization embracing lean uses Toyota’s rocks and lake metaphor to talk about improvement: You lower the water level (inventory) to reveal the rocks (obstacles ...

I’ve been working with large companies and the U.S. government to help them innovate faster– not just kind of fast, but 10x the number of initiatives in 1/5 the time. A 50x speedup kind of fast.

Is it difficult to translate lean concepts and methods from the shop floor to the office? Based on what I hear from those who have suffered through some especially ineffective versions of Office Lean, ...

Steve Boam explains how the lean drive can be enhanced by expanding the focus to include the office and support process areas Many lean initiatives are borne from, and focus on, the shopfloor – in ...

The term “lean management” is often misunderstood. Lean isn’t just for manufacturing companies alone. Any business or industry can leverage lean management to improve efficiency and output. By ...

So, what is lean management exactly? Put in its most simple form, lean management is about eliminating waste without sacrificing productivity to improve work processes, purposes, stakeholder value, ...

The principles of lean manufacturing have proven their effectiveness across various industries, and the project management domain is no exception. The integration of lean principles into project ...

The supply chain industry is at a crossroads. Once upon a time, when most products and components were in abundance, a lean supply chain was a miracle of efficiency. Lean principles were used in every ...

I’ve been working with large companies and the U.S. government to help them innovate faster– not just kind of fast, but 10x the number of initiatives in 1/5 the time. A 50x speedup kind of fast.