In today's competitive environment, a Lean business system is a critical means for survival. By now, Lean principles and practices are well known and are spreading to a variety of industries, both service and manufacturing, and even into government agencies.
Most Lean implementations begin on the shop floor or Gemba (the place where value added work is done). A model line, cell or process is used as a starting point and a Kaizen or Rapid Improvement Event is held to convert anything from a job shop / batch process to a high volume assembly line into a manufacturing cell. The bugs are worked out, results are gathered, and momentum begins to build. Then the organization begins to try to replicate the model into the rest of the organization, often times in multiple facilities around the country or the world. That's where Lean System Consulting / Lean Systems Resources comes in.
Lean Systerms Consulting provides services and products (Lean Systems Resources) that help medium to large manufacturers or organizations to implement enterprise scale business systems that are:
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Based on Lean Six Sigma tools and principles
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Aligned horizontally and vertically through Policy Deployment
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Based on the development of people, who use the scientific method to analyze and improve their own standard work
We regard the following books as a foundation of, or introduction to a Corporate Lean System Body of Knowledge. Other books and resources are listed under their respective overview pages.
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