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News & Press:

• It takes fewer than a dozen steps to make a leaner organization
• To implement change, appeal to emotions
• Million Dollar Week for One Manufacturing Plant
• Teaching how to be lean
• Teaching firms how to be lean
• Is your business down? Maybe it’s a WORM PIT
• Rx for health care: An injection of lean business principles
• The future of Kentucky manufacturing depends on workforce education

Client Services:

• Healthcare
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Product Development

WhitePapers:

• Lean Frontiers Whitepaper – Self Efficacy

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• May 2013
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Lean & Overview:

• Lean Overview | April 2013

Case Studies:

• Industry: Foundry
• Industry: Printer / Copier Distribution Centre
• Australian Weaving Mills
• Industry: Glassware Manufacturing
• Skier’€™s Choice
• Columbia Forest Products
• Industry: Engineered Electromagnetic & Plastic Products
• Industry: Distribution and Warehousing
• Wabash Plastics
• Industry: Aluminium Casting
• Industry: Aluminum Casting

Testimonials:

• ‘The greatest accomplishment is the cultural change . . .’
• ‘They were always there to support us . . .’
• ‘They guided us through the whole transformation process . . .’
• ‘We’€™ve seen very substantial savings . . .’