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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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