The Lean Strategy: Using Lean to Create Competitive Advantage, Unleash Innovation, and Deliver Sustainable Growth

CONCLUSION

Toward a Waste-Free Society

Lean strategies are a more powerful fit to the disruptive—and disrupted—world of the twenty-first century than the tired old manage-by-the-numbers strategies of the past century. First, the focus on orientation and team flexibility make Lean strategies more agile and better at adapting to rapidly changing circumstances. Second, Lean strategies are far less costly because they don’t involve making huge gambles on the basis of “boss knows best” visions. The progressive capability-building approach of Lean strategies make it far less likely to throw good money after bad on bet-the-farm bets that don’t pan out. ...