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A system for learning

Opening his four-day seminars, Dr.

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Home schooled

Rather than relying on an external provider, many companies decide to develop an internal teaching institution to ensure their employees receive the appropriate training.

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Charting the right course

Joseph F Paris Jr, Chairman of XONITEK Group of Companies, offers a round-up of the different types of training and education available to prospective and experienced lean practitioners.

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The odd couple

In early 2011, a team from Erasmus Medical Center, in The Netherlands, toured the AkzoNobel manufacturing facility in Sassenheim.

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United we stand, divided we fall

SMEs are particularly well-suited to reap the rewards of lean because of the constraint of having access to limited resources to begin with.

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A lean order of battle

Matt Daniel, a former Major in the United States Marine Corps and currently Principal and Managing Director of Bizbatt Inc, explains how lean and six sigma helped the US Naval Aviation to identify, prioritise and fill capability and efficiency gaps in combat scenario planning, when funding is tight.

Spain

Adios waste!

Spain is leaning out, as companies in all sectors and of all sizes start to recognise the value of lean as a revolutionary management model, says Luis Cuatrecasas, President of the Barcelona-based Instituto Lean Management.

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Spreading the good word

SCGM is reaping the benefits of lean, and one facet of this is an increased level of customer satisfaction.

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The Healthcare Watch

Kishamer Sidhu, Director of Finance at North West London Hospital NHS Trust, explains how the Trust managed to dramatically reduce the overtime sessions spend while improving patient experience.