Making the Lean Leap
By Mike Boucher, VP Client Services, Lean Advisors Inc.
Featured in AMD Magazine Spring 2013
Lean Advisors Inc., works with clients from a wide business spectrum including manufacturing, service, healthcare, education and government. In every case, we often hear, "Lean sounds good, but we are different."
Although every organization may be different in terms of what product or service they provide, our message is consistent.
Lean is a customer centric philosophy designed to support organizations to better understand and meet the needs of their customers. Ultimate goal is to deliver the best product, with the highest quality and at least cost. This is non-negotiable.
One of the most common questions we are asked is: "Where do we start?" and "How do we do it the right way?".
The key to success is to have an effective plan specifically for your situation and environment. A three phase approach to adopting and applying Lean provides the best assurance to sustain your efforts over the long term and to embed Lean, creating a continuous improvement culture.
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