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Chapter 5
Organizational Responsibility
Provision 5.1: Organizational Commitment
◾ All levels of the organization shall show commitment to the Lean man-
agement system (LMS).
◾ Management shall earn the workforce’s commitment by setting appro-
priate performance measurements and by participating actively and vis-
ibly in the Lean program.
◾ The organization shall not discharge any employee because of produc-
tivity improvements.
◾ The workforce or union (if there is one) shall show reciprocal commit-
ment to the LMS.
◾ There shall not be any restrictive work rules that prevent any employee
from performing any task that he or she can do and that n ...