From Staffs Conducting Programs to Line Managers Solving Problems
James Womack describes a scenario that he frequently encounters when visiting organizations where Lean Programs have existed for several years. He is often asked by team members why their successful Lean initiatives don`t translate to bottom line improvement. This Article is a must read for any and all who have been involved in Lean programs
James Womack
Management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., is the founder and chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit training, publishing, conferencing, and management research organization chartered in August, 1997, to advance a set of ideas known as lean production and lean thinking, based initially on the Toyota Production System.
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