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Common mistakes in lean management

Thomas Bertels, managing partner of Valeocon Management Consulting, and Rizwan Khan, vice president of continuous improvement at Lincoln Financial Group, write about those niggling errors

Thomas Bertels, managing partner of Valeocon Management Consulting, and Rizwan Khan, vice president of continuous improvement at Lincoln Financial Group, write about those niggling errors all businesses make that can seriously harm the bottom line and lead a successful lean implementation to fail.

Published: 2 June 2015 4:00pm
by Andrew Putwain
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Applying LSS for sustainability

Balasaheb Bhau Albhar, is the head of quality and EHS MBB at Umicore Autocat India Pvt. (European MNC) and in this article explores issues of

Balasaheb Bhau Albhar, is the head of quality and EHS MBB at Umicore Autocat India Pvt.

Published: 2 June 2015 3:45pm
by Andrew Putwain
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Out of the blue: In search of excellence

Bill Bellows presents his new column, Out of the blue which highlights concepts associated with an integration of ideas from W. Edwards Deming, Russell Ackoff,

Bill Bellows presents his new column, Out of the blue which highlights concepts associated with an integration of ideas from W.

Published: 2 June 2015 2:39pm
by Andrew Putwain
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A kaizen strategy to achieve LSS

Bruce Hagenau, president of fabricators Metcam, discusses how the Georgia, USA firm reaped big rewards with kaizen.

Bruce Hagenau, president of fabricators Metcam, discusses how the Georgia, USA firm reaped big rewards with kaizen.

Published: 2 June 2015 2:29pm
by Andrew Putwain
Keith Findlay CIMLOGIC

How to make lean work: Back to basics – the rights and wrongs of 5S

Cimlogic’s LSS black belt, Keith Findlay presents a practical guide to assuring success and resisting the temptation to overcomplicate.

Cimlogic’s LSS black belt, Keith Findlay presents a practical guide to assuring success and resisting the temptation to overcomplicate. 

Published: 2 June 2015 10:42am
by Andrew Putwain
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Measuring quality

LMJ’s editor Andrew Putwain heads out to National Instrument’s manufacturing facility in Hungary to see how the firm has taken lean to a scientific level

LMJ’s editor Andrew Putwain heads out to National Instrument’s manufacturing facility in Hungary to see how the firm has taken lean to a scientific level of precision.

Published: 1 June 2015 2:06pm
by Andrew Putwain
Jean Cunningham

Lean accounting

Consultant Jean Cunningham explores the benefits of applying lean principles to a company’s finance.

Consultant Jean Cunningham explores the benefits of applying lean principles to a company’s finance.

Published: 1 June 2015 11:08am
by Andrew Putwain
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