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Recommended LEAN Reading Conduct your own book search -- Click here _________________________________ Lean Health book "Advanced Lean Thinking" Designed to assist you to dramatically improve Health Care with the application of advanced and proven...

Announcing the next Study Mission (June 2010) to Japan and we may include a visit to service organisations like a Hospital. The attached Enna discussion on the Toyota Production System. Explore and Create "The Toyota Mindset"

Extract from News and information from the SA Land Services Group Issue 5, September 2008 Lean Thinking - process reforms in Government The globally proven, Lean Office improvement approach has been adopted in the Division Services unit of the...

Information Automation (MES) The goal of Information Automation in a manufacturing environment is improved control over information management processes. This is often manifested as a paperless factory or supply chain and is referred to as a...

LEAN Thinking - The common sense mind model Generally the common mind model that Lean Thinking provides to executives, middle management and employees in general is an extremely powerful tool, and should be considered the first step is gaining a...

The Basic Change Process It is recommended to split a change process into several steps. The number of steps is dependent on the complexity and size of the change project being undertaken. Using DMAIC: Define – The change program...

Identify Improvement and Change Objectives Most change programs produce less than expected results due primarily to the time and effort put into intellectualising about what we want to change and far too little time and effort into the more...

What is change management? Change management is a structured approach to change in individuals, teams, organisations and societies that enables the transition from a current state to a desired future state. Change management is an ambiguous...

What is change? There are many factors forcing change on people and organisations today. At an individual level there are changes in values, expectations and demographics forcing us to accept new working arrangements. At the organisational...

Real Time Performance Measurement The importance of performance measurement is well understood “you can’t manage what you don't measure” One of the big bug bears of performance measurement has been the collection of raw data....

Right now we have to focus on just WHAT WE CAN DO in tough economical times to survive and even increase market share. Businesses need to provide improved services and products in difficult times, however we often find ourselves...

Lean processing is based on cooperation amongst all participants in the various processes as they interact with one another from enquiry to delivery of the service, product or information. This cooperation must extend from the smallest...

    We believe the demand for training and education has been relatively scarce in Manufacturing and in particular in Operations management mainly due to a belief that if you can operate a business in general you can run a...

Can you add to our lean speak, glossary of Lean Terms? Let's make this the most comprehensive set on the WEB.   6 Sigma & Lean Sigma
6-Sigma uses statistical inference in a disciplined manner, a data-driven methodology...

    INNOVATION SHOWCASE VISIT TO LAND SERVICES GROUP FEBRUARY 18   2009

Innovation Showcase is where a manager throws open his or her doors to the SA Centre for Innovation (CFI) and invited guests.

      Today Lean thinking principles and practices are being applied accross many business sectors, including Lean Manufacturing of course, lean health, lean office, lean administraion, leanbanking, lean finance, lean...