Archive for April 2022

CASE STUDY – This 104-year-old Chilean provider of integral solutions for the mining industry has turned to hoshin kanri to effectively connect everyone’s work with the overall business strategy. Words: José Pablo Domínguez, General Manager, ME Elecmetal South America Across its operations in South America, ME Elecmetal had been looking for ways to improve problem-solving…

INTERVIEW – In today’s Q&A, we learn how Lean Thinking is supporting the digital transformation of the public administration of the African country of Benin. Interviewee: Ornella Diane Semondji, Service Desk Supervisor, ASSI – Benin Planet Lean: Please introduce the organization and in particular the role of the Service Desk. ASSI: The Agency for Information…

FEATURE – In this compelling theoretical piece, the author reminds us how in a lean organization relations are structured around learning opportunities rather than execution. This is what ultimately enables a company to grow. Words: Michael Ballé, lean author, executive coach and co-founder of Institut Lean France After years studying lean transformations around the world,…

FEATURE – To consistently identify new and better ways of doing things can breathe new life into a lean journey, but only if the knowledge developed can be effectively shared across the organization. Words: Sharon Visser It was during my time with the Halfway Group that our coach Terry O’ Donoghue first explained to me…