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TRADITIONAL COMPANIES VERSUS LEAN COMPANIES

In this book, companies are divided into two groups, traditional companies and lean companies, and the thrust of the book is how to turn traditional companies into lean companies.

Lean strategy means to change the operational structure of traditional companies. Therefore, before presenting my findings on the key criteria to assess and audit lean operations, I need to explain basic difference between traditional and lean operations and the reasons why traditional companies are cursed by their own system.

How to Turn Traditional Companies into Lean Companies

Nobody would disagree today that the lean approach is far more desirable than the traditional approach and that it can make companies far more ...

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