Getting the Bugs Out

We updated the link to “Chasing the Rabbit:  How Market Leaders Outsdistance the Competition and How Great Companies Can Catch Up and Win” authored by Steven J. Spear.  If you haven’t had a chance to add this book to your library, now is the time to get your copy. Remember to visit our Lean Books page for other great selections too.  Readers are leaders […]

Contingency Plans – Crisis Management in Lean Organizations

Contingency Planning For Lean Organizations – Part IV – Crisis Management In a previous post we eluded that lean organizations are likely to be more susceptible to disruptions or adverse conditions and may even have a greater impact on the business.  To some degree this may be true, however, in reality, Lean has positioned these organizations to be more agile and extremely responsive to crisis […]