Simple Excellence: Organizing & Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation
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Category Archives: Lean Business Strategy
Shingo Award – the New Critical Criteria for Hiring a Lean Leader?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Zak, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Lean Business Strategy, Lean Executive Search, Operational Excellence
Tagged Adam Zak, Continuous Improvement, Danaher, growth and profitability, Leadership, Lean Enterprise, Lean Leader, Lean Leadership, Lean Transformation, management, manufacturing, Operations, Recruiting, Shingo, Toyota, Toyota Production System, transformation
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Putting Some Lean into Chesapeake Bay Candle Co.
For the last 16 years, Chesapeake Bay Candle produced its scented candles in Asia. But then things began to change. Increased labor and transportation costs were steadily eating into profits. Retailers’ never seemed to have enough product in stock and … Continue reading
Posted in Lean Business Strategy, Operational Excellence
Tagged China manufacturing, Lean Strategy, on-shoring, Operational Excellence
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