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Start from the basis

Ben Taylor, of Red Quadrant, a consultancy operating in the public sector, explains the company’s model to save and improve, which starts with demand analysis and the creation of flow.

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Lean diary – Identifying your 10 commandments

We left SCGM very enthusiastic and full of good ideas to implement.

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Setting off on a journey

To do lean requires doing the right thing, and doing things right.

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Lean on IT – case study

Steve Goodall (SG), production director of marketing solutions provider APS Group, talks to Roberto Priolo (RP) about the deployment of a software used to measure OEE to add to a lacking lean programme.

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An abundance of riches

Kevin Eyre, of SA Partners, shares an interesting analysis and comparison of lean, appreciative inquiry and work-out and urges practitioners to explore the plethora of different methodologies available out there.

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Taking the road to lean

The financial crisis and a changing level of customer expectation have spurred a shift in the public sector to have a stronger focus on costs and efficiency.

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The Fifth Column: 5S

This issue contains a superb article that relates to the assumed benefits of a 5S-type housekeeping exercise.

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Process focus: healthcare

LEAN IN HEALTHCARE

Service Operations lecturer Ann Esain introduces two articles by students who have recently completed the MSc in Lean Operations at Lean Enterprise Research Centre.