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		<title>VP Operations, and Lean Manufacturing Champion</title>
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		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our client is a small (under $100 million) world-class, multi-national manufacturer  of specialty metal products. Based in the Western United States, the company  designs and builds unique, custom solutions which are specifically engineered to individual customer order (high-mix, low-volume) and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/vp-operations-and-lean-manufacturing-champion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinking. Lean Doing. Lean Education. At LEI, the Lean Enterprise Institute, the source of Lean thought leadership&#8230;and action.</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-thinking-lean-doing-lean-education-at-lei-the-lean-enterprise-institute-the-source-of-lean-thought-leadership-and-action</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Lean Thinker? More importantly, are you a Lean Doer?  Then, think about this Lean career opportunity with LEI, the Lean Enterprise Institute&#8230; Education Manager Organization Background The Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. founded by James P. Womack in &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-thinking-lean-doing-lean-education-at-lei-the-lean-enterprise-institute-the-source-of-lean-thought-leadership-and-action">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wine. Napa Valley. Supply Chain. Lean. You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wine.  Napa Valley, CA.  Lean.  Operations. Supply Chain.  Possibly, the best Lean Supply Chain Executive career opportunity in America today?   I’m asking for your help in identifying the perfect candidate for the position I’ll be describing below.  Not an average &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/wine-napa-valley-supply-chain-lean-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shingo Award &#8211; the New Critical Criteria for Hiring a Lean Leader?</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/shingo-award-the-new-critical-criteria-for-hiring-a-lean-leader</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I happened to stumble upon a position description for a Director, Lean Enterprise within a Fortune 1000 company. While the company identified itself in the posting, I’m not going to name names because it’s not my intention to &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/shingo-award-the-new-critical-criteria-for-hiring-a-lean-leader">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Can Lean Do for You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, new or prospective clients ask me about the kinds of results they might expect to achieve from their Lean transformation. Since I don’t personally consult in this area I’m usually hesitant to quote specific numbers, because &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best Lean Practices for Winter Golf</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/best-lean-practices-for-winter-golf</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are occasionally able to sneak away from the Great White North for some winter golf, two things become painfully apparent: it’s expensive; and, it’s often very SLOW! Why? Supply and demand, of course. In Naples, &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/best-lean-practices-for-winter-golf">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Manufacturing Manager &#8211; Rock Star of Lean Transformation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Lean Manufacturing Manager &#8211; Rock Star of Lean Transformation  -  focused on any combination of Global Logistics and Services, Supply Chain and Supplier Development, or Lean Operations Planning and Execution   Expertise: Asia, Europe, China, International, Lean Distribution, Lean Supply Chain, Lean &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Thinking to Inspire Lean Thinkers in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These three short quotes are all from one individual, a person who is one of my personal favorite &#8220;Lean&#8221; thinkers, though I doubt that he would actually describe himself as such. But he&#8217;s been, and continues to be, one of &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-thinking-to-inspire-lean-thinkers-in-the-new-year">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast features Adam Zak, Bill Wadell, speaking with Mark Graban on Simple Excellence</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/podcast-features-adam-zak-bill-wadell-speaking-with-mark-graban-on-simple-excellence</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Graban hosts today&#8217;s   LeanBlog Podcast #105,    a conversation with the co-authors of the new book Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation from Productivity Press. Authors Adam Zak, a regular guest blogger here on Leanblog.org and &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/podcast-features-adam-zak-bill-wadell-speaking-with-mark-graban-on-simple-excellence">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Continuous Improvement Approach to Web Content Management</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-continuous-improvement-approach-to-web-content-management</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read Gerry McGovern&#8217;s blog, New Thinking, from time to time and have often found his advice for tweaking my Web site to be quite helpful.  The most recent issue of Gerry&#8217;s newsletter talks about why the strategic focus of Web management must &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2010/lean-continuous-improvement-approach-to-web-content-management">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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