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On a regular basis we post articles and thoughts about Lean deployments and the results that can be achieved within any business. Feel free to browse through these and send us any comments.
Planning our way out
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES For Planning our way out of the Covid-19 crisis.Covid-19 has disrupted markets worldwide and is threatening to herald recession for businesses across the UK unless they embrace change: business as usual just doesn’t apply anymore! Lock-down...
Implementing Lean
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES How to get started with implementing lean. One of the most commonly asked questions relating to Lean is... “How can I remove the waste activities from my business, when we produce so many things or when our range of services is so large?” The...
Lean and Agile
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES Lean AND Agile A recent trend in Lean Consulting projects has been the need to add ‘agility’ into the mix. Historically, Lean interventions have focused on eliminating waste and building efficiency through process mapping, removing the low value...
Resistance to change
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES Resistance to change Top 8 reasons why you might experience resistance to change. Your company needs to change, you’ve worked out what needs to be done and put a plan in place but now what? Change doesn’t happen without effort, and understanding...
Leadership behaviour
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES Leadership behaviour dictates the pace of change Leadership support is a pre-requisite for any Lean change: If you want your staff to make changes then they need to be comfortable with the idea and know that their actions are supported....
Cut the work – not the workforce!
ALC's ARTICLE SERIES Cut the work – not the workforce! “Process Improvement”, “Rightsizing” and “Operational Excellence” are synonymous with getting ‘more’ out of the business by identifying and eliminating waste. Yet these terms can strike fear into the grass-roots...
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