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		<title>Plant General Manager &#8211; Full Manufacturing P&amp;L + Lean Transformation Champion</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2012/plant-general-manager-full-manufacturing-pl-lean-transformation-champion</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plant GM &#8211; Operations  - Lean Transformation &#8211; full Manufacturing P&#38;L Architectural Building Products &#8211; Newark, NJ metro region Situation Overview Founded in the late 1940’s, and very much the industry pioneer, our client has grown into one of the largest &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2012/plant-general-manager-full-manufacturing-pl-lean-transformation-champion">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vice President, Lean Industrial Engineering &#8211; Fortune 500 Green EHS Sustainability Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Company Overview Our client, a global Fortune 500 organization, is the world&#8217;s leading provider of cleaning, food safety and health protection products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare and industrial markets.  The company operates in over 160 countries with &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2012/vice-president-lean-industrial-engineering-fortune-500-green-ehs-sustainability-leader">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VP Operations, and Lean Manufacturing Champion</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/vp-operations-and-lean-manufacturing-champion</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<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>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/wine-napa-valley-supply-chain-lean-you</link>
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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>Putting Some Lean into Chesapeake Bay Candle Co.</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/putting-some-lean-into-chesapeake-bay-candle-co</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 17:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Zak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://leanconnections.com/2011/putting-some-lean-into-chesapeake-bay-candle-co">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Can Lean Do for You?</title>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/what-can-lean-do-for-you</link>
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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>
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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>
		<link>http://leanconnections.com/2011/lean-manufacturing-manager-rock-star-of-lean-transformation</link>
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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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