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Learning together: LGN visits Coloplast Hungary
Learning together: LGN visits Coloplast Hungary

FEATURE – During a visit last month, members of the Lean Global Network were able to witness Coloplast Hungary’s remarkable Lean progress—cutting lead-times, boosting flow, and strengthening a culture of continuous improvement.

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Passing on the lean torch
Passing on the lean torch

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA - Two French firms, AIO and Proditec, illustrate how Lean Thinking endures through crises by deliberately developing a new generation of leaders who sustain its culture and intent.

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Kanban beyond the facility: the Gilbarco case
October 2, 2025
Kanban beyond the facility: the Gilbarco case

CASE STUDY – Gilbarco Veeder-Root transformed its global supply chain by adopting an e-kanban software, integrating warehouses, suppliers, and plants worldwide.

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The Lean Summit returns to Barcelona
September 29, 2025
The Lean Summit returns to Barcelona

INTERVIEW – Instituto Lean Management in Barcelona is getting ready to host its first summit in a few years. We caught up with President Oriol Cuatrecasas to hear what attendees can expect.

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Leading with Lean at EHA Clinics
September 24, 2025
Leading with Lean at EHA Clinics

INTERVIEW – In this Q&A, the CEO of EHA Clinics in Nigeria shows how leadership embraced continuous improvement, empowered staff, and shifted from firefighting to coaching, creating safer, more efficient patient-centered care.

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Are your metrics helping to improve your performance?
September 17, 2025
Are your metrics helping to improve your performance?

FEATURE - Managers often confuse doing work with managing work. Effective management requires focused metrics—service performance, customer demand, and system constraints—rather than overwhelming, lagging control data.

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A plan for every patient
September 10, 2025
A plan for every patient

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – Aloïs, a Bordeaux-based home care provider, applies Lean Thinking to ensure continuity of care, support employees, and grow sustainably while prioritizing patient needs and staff wellbeing.

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Lazy leadership and ethical decline
August 27, 2025
Lazy leadership and ethical decline

FEATURE - Learn how complacent leaders and poorly designed systems can compromise ethics, quality, and sustainability in healthcare organizations.

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A Jishuken event in hospitality
August 20, 2025
A Jishuken event in hospitality

FEATURE - Three days of learning-by-doing and hands-on improvement work to bring real results for a hotel in Colombia, as Lean Global Network gathered in the Caribbean for its latest Jishuken event.

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Resilience through Lean at Alliance MIM
August 13, 2025
Resilience through Lean at Alliance MIM

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA - Alliance MIM navigates market crises leveraging Lean Thinking, emphasizing flow, maintenance, deep process knowledge, and visible learning to stay competitive in a complex, high-precision manufacturing environment.

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