The Impact of ‘Lean’
The purpose of this module:
This module will look at how to manage within a lean environment and what considerations need to be taken account of when making management decisions. We will then look at the impact of lean across several industry sectors and conclude my looking at the way Lean and Six Sigma have become closely integrated.
Timing: 60 – 90 minutes

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When you start to undertake Lean reviews within an organization you have the opportunity to integrate it into the corporate strategy and long term vision for the business. Agreeing to review all production areas within a business to ensure they are efficient using lean methodology can make a big difference to the way you perform and deliver.

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Many organizations use the balanced scorecard to report on their performance.
The balanced scorecard reports on performance by four quadrants or areas to demonstrate how the business is moving towards its vision or corporate strategy.
These areas are Financial, Customer, internal business processes and learning and growth.
Lean has significant overlap with these areas to help develop and achieve the corporate goals. Lean Process Management
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It focuses on the customer and their values, it measures structured improvements, often with financial values, it puts quality and internal process improvement as a continual cycle and it engages with all employees offering development opportunities.

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As well as the strategic impact of Lean, there is the need to consider how the impact of its integration is reflected at lower levels within the business. If your work area has had a Lean review then it is likely that you have changed the way you work. Lean Process Management
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It is important that you maintain the new