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Hitting Zero-Waste Goals Said to Save Money, Help Companies Grow Their Business

December 22, 2015
Environmental Leader
Companies have a major financial incentive to achieve zero waste. In fact, says Eric Lombardi, executive director of Eco-Cycle International, "Waste equals wasted cash."
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Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize and Sustain Your Company

May 26, 2015
Industry Week
Those of you grew up with Sesame Street may recall that each episode was brought to you by a different letter of the alphabet. I experienced my own version of this phenomenon three years ago, when much of my job suddenly became all about the letter "S" - or more accurately five of them.
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How Do You Keep Your Lean Program Going?

April 10, 2015
Industry Week
Once you have your lean journey underway, how do you sustain it? How do you build it into the bricks and mortar, and the DNA, of the organization? We no longer want lean to be its own thing; we want it integrated into the organization.
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Proper Planning Up Front Required if Lean Programs Are to Maximize Production, Profitability Increases

September 4, 2014
Industry Week
Significant effort and dollars are invested in lean initiatives each year in manufacturing plants across the United States. These investments can yield significant production and profitability gains if done properly.
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Lean Is Alive! Why You Need It More Than Ever

August 29, 2014
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Avnet Inc. just celebrated its 10th anniversary as a Lean company. But the company's search for waste and inefficiency is far from over.
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The Future of Lean - and How You Can Benefit from the Right Strategy Implementation

March 10, 2014
McKinsey
Lean is one of the biggest management ideas of the past 50 years. No less than Ford's original assembly line, it has transformed how leading companies think about operations - starting in assembly plants and other factory settings and moving more recently into services ranging from retailing and health care to financial services, IT, and even the public sector. Yet despite lean's trajectory, broad influence, and level of general familiarity among senior executives, it would be a mistake to think that it has reached its full potential.
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Lean Initiatives: Management Needs to Slim Down, Too, Not Just Operations

February 26, 2014
McKinsey & Co.
Applying lean principles to management, rather than just operations, can help large organizations re-imagine how they work and unlock value through continuous improvement.
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Why Quality Is More Than a Passing Fad

October 14, 2013
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Total Quality Management. Quality circles. Quality with a capital "Q." It all seems so...20th Century.
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At Laid-Back Ben & Jerry's, a Push for Stricter Quality Control

August 20, 2013
SupplyChainBrain
Growth in sales was making it tougher for the popular maker of premium ice cream to keep tabs on its production line. New software to ensure manufacturing quality was needed.
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The Challenge of Lean Collaboration for OEMs, Contract Manufacturers

April 16, 2012
SupplyChainBrain
A conversation with Jay Hollenbeck, director of business solutions with Flextronics.
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