The Lean Insider

Problems in the economy aren’t having much of an impact on demand for people with lean expertise. And there are good opportunities for such ...

Demand is growing in healthcare for people with lean expertise, and now may be a good time to move from manufacturing to healthcare. That’s ...

While I’m sure there are many areas of government operations ripe for lean transformations, I’d like to nominate one in particular: The desi...

I don’t know whether Google operates as a lean company, but I was pleased recently to read evidence that the people at Google try to think i...

I’ve been writing recently about lean in healthcare, and I’ve also been writing about how well lean fits with issues of sustainability. Ther...

Identifying the root cause of a problem is a fundamental lean principle. That is the reason we ask “why” five times. Knowing the root cause ...

My wife and I bought a car this weekend – a pre-owned Lexus, which we purchased from a Lexus dealer. I was curious to see what it would be l...

We lean devotees have often said that lean is not just a set of tools, but a way of thinking about your business. Two of our most recent boo...

A company that embodies the lean principle of respect for people would likely have teams of empowered employees, strong communication among ...

It is always amusing when someone “discovers” a “new” management concept that has actually been around for a long time. The conc...