The Lean Insider

We only publish books that we believe will be successful, but we can never predict which will turn ...

An interesting announcement has come out of the Lean Advancement Initiative , a well-established, MIT-based nonprofit focused on lean ente...

I wrote about Apple not quite a year ago, referring to it as a successful “anti-lean” company. My characterization was based on an articl...

With discussion growing over how to improve healthcare in the United States , a recent article in The New York Times offers some worthwhi...

If you’ve been around the lean community for a while, you’ve probably heard of George Koenigsaecker, one its more prominent members. ...

I’ve added a new link to my list of Other Interesting Sites, to the website of the folks at Six Sigma IQ . Their goal is to be an...

Even Toyota is not immune from a worldwide recession. The company is losing money and cutting production. It is reacting in a variety of ...

With the recession, there are more talented people competing for lean jobs. And the companies that are hiring want those people to improve...

We sell a few products that are not books. For example, we offer several videos on various aspects of lean. One of our more unusual...

An announcement about a hospital working with a consulting firm to improve operations caught my eye recently. Such announcements are beco...