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Safety in the workplace

A safety walk versus a lean safety gemba walk

Rob Hafey, international business consultant and author Lean Safety, discusses the importance of safety in the workplace and how lean safety gemba walks transforms professional

Rob Hafey, international business consultant and author Lean Safety, discusses the importance of safety in the workplace and how lean safety gemba walks transforms professional well-being from a compliance issue to something that continues to benefit employees and business.

Published: 10 July 2014 1:55pm
by Andrew Putwain
Thales Air Defence

Cost control

Managing director of Mestec and lean expert, Jeremy Harford, shares a case study exemplifying Belfast-based defence contractor Thales Air defence and its journey to making

Managing director of Mestec and lean expert, Jeremy Harford, shares a case study exemplifying Belfast-based defence contractor Thales Air defence and its journey to making considerable savings and sustaining a cost-cutting culture.

Published: 9 July 2014 12:27pm
by Andrew Putwain
Mike Denison

Systematic Lean

Lean consultant and author, Mike Denison, discusses the need for a systematic and applied learning approach to achieve a successful lean intervention.

Lean consultant and author Mike Denison, discusses the need for a systematic and applied learning approach to achieve a successful lean intervention.

Published: 9 July 2014 12:02pm
by Andrew Putwain
Matthew Smith

Global lean transformation at AIG

Matthew Smith, head of the Lean Centre of Excellence at AIG and Matthew Michael, academy manager at AIG, share the insights and experiences of launching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Smith, head of the Lean Centre of Excellence at AIG and Matthew Michael, academy manager at AIG, share the insights and experiences of launching and scaling a lean programme across multiple geographies around the world.

Published: 9 July 2014 11:35am
by Andrew Putwain
OLEG CHISTYAKOV

Lean diary

Joseph Ricciardelli, founding partner at Tecla Consulting, and Oleg Chistyakov, TPM Director at Baltika Breweries bring the latest instalment of the lean diary and give

Person and company – new challenges and opportunities 

Joseph Ricciardelli, founding partner at Tecla Consulting, and Oleg Chistyakov, TPM Director at Baltika Breweries bring the latest instalment of the lean diary and give some tips on how to ensure a team is untied and working towards a common goal.

Published: 8 July 2014 5:20pm
by Andrew Putwain
Stephen Wightman

Lean by nature

LMJ editor Victoria Fitzgerald caught up with Steve Wightman, business development director of Caledonian Modular, at its Newark site to discuss why the firm’s offsite

LMJ editor Victoria Fitzgerald caught up with Steve Wightman, business development director of Caledonian Modular, at its Newark site to discuss why the firm’s offsite construction system is a sparkling example of waste elimination and value added.

Published: 8 July 2014 3:57pm
by Andrew Putwain
Joseph Paris

Globally lean

LMJ editorial board member Joseph Paris examines the challenges and mistakes when maintaining lean when business booms.

LMJ editorial board member Joseph Paris examines the challenges and mistakes when maintaining lean when business booms.

Published: 8 July 2014 2:49pm
by Andrew Putwain
Joe Bell

DIY Leadership

Director of Evoke People Development, Joe Bell, emphasises the importance of developing people when an organisation grows and how his programme that employed the principles

Director of Evoke People Development, Joe Bell, emphasises the importance of developing people when an organisation grows and how his programme that employed the principles of lean was the most successful of his professional career.

Published: 8 July 2014 2:01pm
by Andrew Putwain