The Importance of Process Mapping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 17, 2020Is Agility More Important than Lean?
June 8, 2020Lean Strategy
Some of the most recent developments in Lean include its adoption by many service sector organizations, especially in health care and the IT sector, the use of business intelligence and advanced analytics to support Lean, the development of proprietary Lean Production Programs by many multinational corporations, and the use of Lean to improve sustainability.
Becoming “Lean” can be a very effective way of improving the flexibility and responsiveness that organizations need to undergo the frequent transformation needed to remain competitive in today’s rapidly changing business environment. Conversely, most organizations need to undergo extensive organizational transformation to prepare for the effective implementation of Lean… (Read More)
Willie is a seasoned operations and quality expert with proven expertise in achieving breakthroughs in eliminating waste, process improvement, lean process improvement, lean transformation, quality management and continuous improvement. He is a trained facilitator (Juran Institute) who excels at getting staff to buy-in and sustain continuous process improvement objectives; change agent and team builder with over 40 years of operations and continuous and lean process improvement leadership. He has coached and mentored process improvement teams in Europe, Asia and North America.