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Watch Dan Jones speak at the 2014 Lean Summit in the Netherlands

Watch Dan Jones speak at the 2014 Lean Summit in the Netherlands

Dan Jones
August 7, 2014

VIDEO - Dan Jones was one of the keynote speakers at this year's Lean Summit in The Netherlands. Here's a 15-minute excerpt of his talk, with some great insights into the state of lean thinking.


Speaker: Dan Jones, Chairman, Lean Enterprise Academy, UK


The summit was organized by the Lean Management Instituut, based in The Netherlands

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Jim Womack on applying lean thinking to a greenfield
June 10, 2014
Jim Womack on applying lean thinking to a greenfield

FEATURE - In this essay, first appeared in his book Gemba Walks, Jim P. Womack describes the benefits of launching lean in a greenfield environment drawing from his experience volunteering in Central America.

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Using lean problem solving at the Rio Olympics
November 13, 2018
Using lean problem solving at the Rio Olympics

FEATURE – At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the Japanese Men’s 4x100m relay team went from being the underdogs to winning a silver medal by apply lean problem solving.

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Taking the next step
January 17, 2022
Taking the next step

FEATURE – How Lærdal Medical was able to enthusiastically restart its lean journey with help of a good old-fashioned Kaizen Week.

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Lean helps us to fulfil our promise to customers
August 17, 2023
Lean helps us to fulfil our promise to customers

CASE STUDY – To bring consistency to the service provided to customers across their network of workshops, this Brazilian company has turned to Lean Thinking. Along the way, they found in it a different approach to leadership.

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