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Learn how to develop strategies to anticipate countermeasures and avoid five “obstacles” that can compromise a digital transformation journey
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Technology is no longer a differentiator – it is a minimum expectation. The real challenge lies in integrating strategy, culture and management so that digital transformation goes beyond the surface and becomes a real engine of value and continuous reinvention
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Digital transformation is an urgent need. For this transformation to happen in an agile, sustainable and effective way for the business, it must join forces with lean thinking.
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Some of these companies are “migrating” to digital environments the same problems they already have in the real world
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Understand five basic areas of improvement that new technologies can bring to advance lean logistics, adding even more value for customers
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The goal of your digital transformation is not just to develop new technologies and innovative processes, but to turn your people into the kind of “smart creatives” who will lead your firm in the future. Lean will get you there.
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New technologies point to the potential for major transformations in companies. But without a clear purpose of adding value and the use of basic lean principles, these initiatives, which demand great effort and investment, risk failing to deliver the expected results.
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There is currently a very strong trend toward investing in digital technologies to increase companies' competitiveness and add more value for customers. Technology really does seem to have the potential to take companies to another level of performance. However, it is important to be careful not to invest for the sake of investing and end up digitizing waste. Here we will define Digital Lean Logistics, which connects the lean philosophy with digital to enable the conscious implementation of digital technologies in companies.
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Digital transformations will require new profiles, capabilities and career plans
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Digitalization is now on executive teams' agendas and is encouraging organizations to rethink their business models. But how does IT fit into this picture? What is its role? How can lean help?
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In times of accelerated digital transformation and pressure to innovate, the difference between success and frustration lies in intentional use — the kind that creates real value for the customer and eliminates waste
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The combination of the Lean Management System and Construction 4.0 can be an indispensable lever for the productivity gains the sector so badly needs. See some important precautions in this digital transformation and two real examples from major construction companies.
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A practice pioneered by Toyota in which the problem, the analysis, the corrective actions and the action plan are written on a single sheet of paper (A3 size), usually with graphs and figures. At Toyota, A3 reports…
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Part three of a seven-part series, “The real secret to success with the A3 process”. Learn how the A3 process goes beyond problem solving and the other facets of the practice you must understand. Read the previous articles: part one - It is as much a social process as a technical problem-solving process and part 2 - PDCA is actually CA-PDCA – and it is the CA that makes the PD work .
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Part two of a seven-part series, “The real secret to success with the A3 process”. Learn how the A3 process goes beyond problem solving and the other facets of the practice you must understand. Read part one, " It is as much a social process as a technical problem-solving process "
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