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See how a foundry created a culture of continuous learning to solve problems and adapt quickly to market needs.
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Understand how CBA's focus on process improvement aligned with people development brought financial gains, reduced time and consumption, and a cultural transformation for the entire company.
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See the case of this Mexican manufacturer of electrical and lighting solutions that achieved a 25% increase in productivity with the lean transformation, by investing in developing its people and leadership.
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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.
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This Norwegian company learned that allowing each person and area to climb their own lean learning curve can move the "firefighting business" toward more strategic thinking.
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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.
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Tilibra achieves significant improvements in its processes in just one week using kaizen, a lean practice.
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The gemba tells us more than we imagine. The authors discuss what we need to examine during our walks to understand the impact of non-production functions on the overall process.
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The former executive of Toyota's materials plant in Italy reflects on how Sadao Nomura's “Dantotsu” method helped them drastically improve quality.
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As she packs her bags to leave Botswana, the author tells us about a wonderful example of lean thinking from her past experience working in the country's tourism industry.
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What does it take to meet the historic challenge of rapidly increasing annual global vaccine capacity from 5 billion to 19 billion doses? And how can lean thinking help?
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In this interview, we learn how the Technical and Production (T&P) area of Nestlé Colombia Ecuador is using Art Smalley's four types of problems framework to bring leadership closer to the gemba.
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