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Resilience through Lean at Alliance MIM
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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Stabilizing carbon, stabilizing performance
Stabilizing carbon, stabilizing performance

CASE STUDY – This Indonesian nickel smelter used Lean to stabilize furnace operations by reducing excess carbon in calcine through root-cause problem solving, automation, and operator-driven improvements at the gemba.

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Work of many hands
July 31, 2025
Work of many hands

INTERVIEW - Festo’s lean journey improved competitiveness by embedding Lean into daily operations, strengthening leadership engagement, accelerating innovation, and turning Bulgaria into an internal hub for innovation.

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Simple, not easy
July 29, 2025
Simple, not easy

FEATURE – Healthcare’s complexity demands simplification. By reducing variation, eliminating waste, and rethinking processes, leaders can improve performance, capacity, and safety while enhancing staff engagement and delivering unexpected positive outcomes.

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Inside UniCredit Bulgaria’s Lean Journey
July 23, 2025
Inside UniCredit Bulgaria’s Lean Journey

INTERVIEW – In the face of rapid change, UniCredit Bulbank embedded Lean Thinking to simplify work and empower front-line innovation, proving leadership thrives on teamwork, continuous improvement, and adaptable processes.

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Rethinking leadership
July 17, 2025
Rethinking leadership

SAVE THE DATE – Our editor introduces the theme of this year’s Lean Global Connection, which focuses on rethinking leadership to ensure our organizations can tackle daily issues while keeping an eye on their long-term strategy.

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AI, human judgment, and the lean advantage
July 15, 2025
AI, human judgment, and the lean advantage

INTERVIEW – AI will shrink companies and workflows, challenging human relevance. In a world of accelerating technological disruption, Lean Thinking and adaptability are more important than ever.

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Building a learning hospital
July 9, 2025
Building a learning hospital

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – At GHU Paris, leadership pairs strategy with gemba visits, 5C problem-solving, and cross-functional learning to create a resilient, people-centered improvement culture in psychiatric care.

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Beyond tools: lean culture and the fight against resistance
July 3, 2025
Beyond tools: lean culture and the fight against resistance

FEATURE – This student’s research confirms that lean efforts stall when culture lags. Case evidence shows fear, poor communication and top-down tools breed resistance, but participatory leadership fosters resilient lasting outcomes.

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Sensing the lean shift
July 1, 2025
Sensing the lean shift

INTERVIEW - Our editor sits down with the General Manager of Sensata Technologies to learn how they have been blending culture, leadership, and digital tech to drive agility in global sensor manufacturing.

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