John Bicheno reviews Bart Huthwaite’s The Lean Design Solution, Institute for Lean Innovation, Michigan.

Engaging with suppliers and spreading the lean ethos is critical in achievement a more efficient and reliable supply chain.

Since the mid 1990s, researchers at Cardiff Business School have enjoyed a long-term relationship with Tesco supporting its drive to lean out its supply chain and drive new levels of performance.

Joseph Paris, chairman of consultancy XON ITEK and the man behind the Operational Excellence Society, warns readers against the pitfalls of not connecting with their staff.

Roddy Martin, senior vice president, global supply chain at Competitive Capabilities International, shares his thoughts on how maturity influences the ability of a business to successfully transform itself and its supply chain.

LMJ’s editor Roberto Priolo looks at the most common issues related to lean automation, introducing this special feature, which includes two case studies.

All areas of the financial sector feel the pressure following the global credit crunch.

Keivan Zokaei introduces this issue of LMJ, which discusses the importance of leaning out supply chains.

With markets becoming more and more competitive, the price of materials increasing and companies forced to find new solutions to save money and time, making supply chains efficient has never been more important.