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What queues reveal about healthcare management
LEANMAIL HEALTHCARE

What queues reveal about healthcare management

By integrating the stages of care, better organizing resources and removing interruptions that prolong the patient journey, lean management helps reduce waits, relieve team overload and deliver care with more safety, agility and respect

Flávio Battaglia and Paloma Rubinato Perez

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No problem is problem: why AI needs to stop flattering
Lean It Up MANAGEMENT

No problem is problem: why AI needs to stop flattering

In a corporate world that increasingly demands agility, resilience and the elimination of waste, algorithmic flattery is dangerous noise

By Flávio Battaglia

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Leading in the age of AI
General DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY

Leading in the age of AI

Between hype and skepticism, understanding the real capabilities of artificial intelligence is essential for leaders who want to apply it consistently and purposefully in their organizations.

By Art Smalley

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The waste the company has learned to sustain
LeanMail MANAGEMENT

The waste the company has learned to sustain

An analysis of why organizations spend managerial energy feeding "invisible, yet visible" failures; and the mindset shift needed to break this cycle

By Flávio Battaglia and Augusto Elias R. da Fonseca

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Daily management in distribution centers
Lean It Up MANAGEMENT

Daily management in distribution centers

This article illustrates how Daily Management (DM) was applied in a distribution center (DC) to stabilize performance and accelerate day-to-day problem solving. Although every journey is unique, the practice of DM preserves fixed elements that sustain discipline, transparency and learning, while adapting to the reality of each operation.

By Daniel Felipe de Oliveira

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From Agile to Lean Tech: Theodo's journey toward learning at scale
General DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY

From Agile to Lean Tech: Theodo's journey toward learning at scale

Theodo grew from two people to 700 employees by connecting agile with lean thinking — building a learning system based on visibility, problem solving and quality.

By Roberto Priolo

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It is not the event, it is the interpretation
Lean It Up GENERAL

It is not the event, it is the interpretation

Instead of treating the KitKat theft episode as an institutional crisis, Nestlé poked fun at its own slogan by suggesting the thieves took "have a break" too seriously

By Flávio Battaglia

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