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The bridge between strategy and execution: how daily management and hoshin kanri work together
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The bridge between strategy and execution: how daily management and hoshin kanri work together

The authors explore how daily management and hoshin kanri, when integrated, align frontline work with strategy, enabling continuous improvement, learning and effective execution.

  • Lean strategy
  • Management
  • José Roberto Ferro
  • 7 min read
  • 4/24/2026
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Why you should connect hoshin kanri to A3 problem solving
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Why you should connect hoshin kanri to A3 problem solving

Most people who know at least a little about lean are familiar with hoshin kanri (also known as strategy deployment) and A3 problem solving, but even those who know a lot about lean may not fully understand how these two lean practices should work together.

  • Lean fundamentals
  • Mark Reich
  • 6 min read
  • 8/4/2020
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What is hoshin kanri?
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What is hoshin kanri?

ROUNDUP – In the last roundup on lean tools and concepts of 2019, the Planet Lean editor collects and organizes the best articles on strategy deployment (hoshin kanri).

  • Lean fundamentals
  • Roberto Priolo
  • 10 min read
  • 1/30/2020
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Hoshin Kanri at Itaú Unibanco
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Hoshin Kanri at Itaú Unibanco

The first steps of strategy deployment through structured problem solving and people development

  • Lean strategy
  • Services
  • Victor Catisse
  • 16 min read
  • 2/6/2019
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HOSHIN KANRI - Deploying Strategy in Your Organization
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HOSHIN KANRI - Deploying Strategy in Your Organization

  • Lean strategy
  • Management
  • 7 min read
  • 2/19/2010
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Management with purpose: the book on hoshin kanri to align strategy and execution
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Management with purpose: the book on hoshin kanri to align strategy and execution

  • 8/5/2025
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The difference between hoshin kanri and strategic planning
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The difference between hoshin kanri and strategic planning

  • Lean management
  • Management
  • Michael Ballé
  • 8 min read
  • 10/17/2014
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Bringing hoshin kanri (strategy deployment) to life
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Bringing hoshin kanri (strategy deployment) to life

  • 3 min read
  • 4/23/2012
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How 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣 points toward a common purpose
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How 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣 points toward a common purpose

This longtime Chilean supplier of comprehensive solutions for the mining industry turned to hoshin kanri to effectively connect everyone's work with the overall business strategy.

  • Lean strategy
  • Industry and Manufacturing
  • José Pablo Domínguez
  • 7 min read
  • 5/10/2022
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Hoshin connects business objectives with frontline objectives
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Hoshin connects business objectives with frontline objectives

This mid-sized manufacturer of low-voltage electrical devices, owned by the Siemens Group, has been experimenting with hoshin kanri. In this article, they share their experiences and lessons learned.

  • Lean strategy
  • Industry and Manufacturing
  • Ignacio Martín Marcuello
  • 7 min read
  • 3/8/2022
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7 practices of the lean leader in developing and executing strategy
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7 practices of the lean leader in developing and executing strategy

How leaders' attitudes can strengthen or undermine nemawashi, hoshin kanri, daily management and other problem-solving concepts and practices that are fundamental to sound strategy development and execution.

  • Lean strategy
  • Management
  • Flávio Augusto Picchi
  • 7 min read
  • 9/10/2021
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