Joel Stanwood: Where to start with Hoshin Kanri in a not-yet-lean company?
A mid-sized manufacturing company is finalizing its strategic plan and believes that it is time to begin Hoshin Kanri. The company is not currently operating as a Lean Enterprise -- functional silos create significant amount of waste which results in poor product/service quality and high cost to serve. Additionally, different departments and regions of the company are "pulling in different directions." What advice, resources, and lessons learned can you provide to the managers of this company to successfully organize and deploy Hoshin?
Posted on April 27, 2013
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Jan van Ginkel: What distinguishes a Lean leader from a very good, Traditional Leader, in behaviour and results, in one, clear statement?
By Jan van Ginkel, Director Value Stream Management & Supply Chain Development at Sara Lee CoffeeTeaCo
- Last updated: Saturday, March 3, 2012
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What distinguishes a Lean leader from a very good, Traditional Leader, in behaviour and results, in one, clear statement? 
Sandrine Olivencia