However, lean’s many benefits extend well beyond the assembly line. And, as a new book argues, its qualitative approach to enterprise improvement has never been more relevant. What a Unicorn Knows, by ...

Start-ups need both agility and direction. by David J. Collis Strategy and entrepreneurship are often seen as polar opposites. Strategy means rigorously defining and pursuing one clear path, while ...

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One of the greatest challenges when developing a lean culture is how to get everyone engaged in the continuous improvement strategy. As with any arduous endeavor, it’s beneficial to look for a few ...

Lean and just-in-time (JIT) strategies are still vital to supply chains. Lean management practices JIT strategies may have taken a beating in recent years, but only because companies relied too ...

Colin Parris is CTO & SVP of GE Digital, a global leader in digital technology and empowering digital transformation efforts at scale. As you refine your business strategy for 2021, you may be asking ...

Lean thinking - the philosophy of maximizing customer value while minimizing waste - has long been hailed as a panacea for low productivity and poor performance. Introduced decades ago through the ...

Why a Low Price Sourcing Strategy Will Doom Your Lean Efforts A sourcing strategy that focuses on price reductions can disrupt the supply chain and derail a lean and Six Sigma initiative.

With growth comes the expectation of change. As a business grows larger, the lean and focused approach that brought success may not fit as well as it did before. The same is true in nonprofit ...

Start-ups need both agility and direction. by David J. Collis Strategy and entrepreneurship are often viewed as polar opposites. Strategy is seen as the pursuit of a clearly defined path—one ...