"The CEO has to be comfortable making other people uncomfortable in order to get big change," says the former Wiremold Co. CEO. "That's part of the reason you want to be a lean expert."

Byrne, who now serves as operating partner at private equity firm J.W. Childs Associates, helped turn around wiring and cable products manufacturer Wiremold in the 1990s using lean as the foundation.

Read Full Article


Keywords: supply chain management, value chain, lean initiatives, implementing lean in the enterprise