Lean Solutions
Lean Service Providers
The lean world beyond manufacturing is growing rapidly and you are probably looking to network to pursue your lean goals. The groups listed below all provide information and services to help you along your lean journey in operations, the office, and the executive suite. We have successfully worked or used each and highly recommend them.
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The Lean Edge A platform for discussion between management thinkers and lean management writers. theleanedge.org The Lean Nation A daily radio show and PODCast with Karl Wadensten interviewing a wide variety of individuals about their lean experiences. The show is from 4-5 EST each business day and Karl makes it fund and interesting. Earlier PODCasts are available to listen to at any time. 790business.com Lean Blog Mark Graban's blog and all things lean. Multiple contributor/experts, a partial focus on healthcare, and some fun stuff. leanblog.org Industry Week Industrial news and promotion of best practices including lean. industryweek.com |
Jean Cunningham Consulting Provides consulting and education in Lean accounting, Lean IT, Lean HR, other lean business processes, and lean enterprise strategic planning. jeancunninghamconsulting.com Stiles Associates Trusted executive search experts in lean recruiting for industries such as healthcare, service, and manufacturing. leanexecs.com TBM Consulting Group One of the first and still one of the best lean operations consultancies. Provides lean continuous improvement and training using proprietary LeanSigma® and LeanStrategy® processes for manufacturing and service companies worldwide. tbmcg.com M2 Global Solutions Offers specialized services to clients desiring to make improvements in the quality, delivery, and cost performance of their manufacturing and supply chain processes, both internal and out-sourced. m2globalsolutions.com Cadent Resources Group Provide DemandCaster®, a powerful, intuitive demand planning and supply-chain optimization software as a service that combines forecasting, resource planning, business intelligence, and collaboration to improve customer service and cash flow. demandcaster.com LeanCor Provides lean logistics and lean supply chain management and development. www.leancor.com |
Lean Frontiers / Summits Presents highly focused lean summits annually and lean webinars that bring the best practitioners, companies, and academics together for a mass learning experience. leanaccountingsummit.com leanhrsummit.com leanandgreensummit.com Association of Manufacturing Excellence Not-for-profit organization dedicated to the journey of continuous improvement and enterprise excellence. Presents regional and national continuous improvement events, seminars, and conferences. ame.org The Lean Enterprise Institute Nonprofit education, publishing, research, and conference organization promoting and expanding lean practice. Part of the worldwide Lean Global Network. lean.org The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence Presents operational excellence workshops and domestic and international conferences. Annually awards the widely recognized "Shingo Prize" in multiple categories. shingoprize.org |
