Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
Lean's on the menu

Lean's on the menu

Javier Gomez, Leo Milanesio, Aaron Quintana and Pedro González
June 7, 2023

VIDEO INTERVIEW – This hotel in the Canary Islands is bringing lean to its Kitchen Department, hoping to streamline the process and provide a better service to diners.


Interviewees: Javier Gomez, Leo Milanesio, Aaron Quintana and Pedro González



THE INTERVIEWEES

Javier Gomez (left) is Director of Hotel Cristina. Leo Milanesio (right) is a Change Agent.
Aaron Quintana (left) is Kitchen Manager at Hotel Cristina. Pedro González (right) is Maitre at Hotel Cristina.

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How to leverage low hanging fruit for long term lean success
June 22, 2017
How to leverage low hanging fruit for long term lean success

FEATURE – The importance of leveraging early successes to drive engagement to lean is often talked about. The story of this Brazilian hospital confirms this is the way to go.

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Extracting waste from our process
January 23, 2020
Extracting waste from our process

CASE STUDY – In a Brazilian insurance company, a team worked hard to streamline the revision of dental claims – a great example of Lean Thinking in an administrative process.

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Our editor sits down with lean farmer Ben Hartman
April 25, 2018
Our editor sits down with lean farmer Ben Hartman

INTERVIEW – Ben Hartman has used lean in his micro-farm in Indiana for six years. Not only did he find in it a way to support his family doing what he loves, he might have also discovered how to transform our food system.

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Why the mining industry desperately needs lean thinking
May 7, 2018
Why the mining industry desperately needs lean thinking

FEATURE – Lean thinking is still largely absent from the mining industry. The author explains the great opportunities that lie ahead for an industry with a huge potential to improve.

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