{"id":1186,"date":"2020-06-19T17:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?post_type=bios&#038;p=1186"},"modified":"2021-01-19T04:27:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T04:27:49","slug":"robert-martichenko","status":"publish","type":"bios","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/about-lei\/faculty\/robert-martichenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Martichenko"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robert O. Martichenko is the Founder and&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;of LeanCor Supply Chain Group,&nbsp;a trusted supply-chain partner with a mission to advance the world\u2019s supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert is an industry thought leader, who&nbsp;has spent over 25 years learning and implementing lean and operational excellence with a focus on end-to-end supply chain management across a wide array of industries.&nbsp;His&nbsp;mission is to embrace the role of the&nbsp;<em>\u201c<\/em>Human CEO,\u201d&nbsp;who believes&nbsp;respect, empathy, relationships, education, courage,&nbsp;and critical thinking&nbsp;are&nbsp;still matter in order to remain relevant and competitive.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a professional speaker, Robert addresses topics such as \u201cBuilding Cultures of Continuous Improvement,\u201d \u201cThe Power of Narrative Leadership,\u201d \u201cDiscovering Hidden Profit,\u201d and \u201cMake Work Meaningful: The Human CEO\u2019s Strategy.\u201d&nbsp;He&nbsp;also participates and volunteers on multiple advisory boards and educational institutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has received numerous prominent industry awards, most notably, the Distinguished Service Award by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals,&nbsp;the highest recognition achievable for professionals in the supply chain industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert has written several business books, most recently<em>, Discovering Hidden Profit.<\/em>&nbsp;His other books include&nbsp;<em>Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Lean Six Sigma Logistics<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;two Shingo Research award-winning books:&nbsp;<em>People: A leader\u2019s day-to-day guide to building, managing, and sustaining lean organizations<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>published by the Lean Enterprise Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His debut novel,&nbsp;<em>Drift and Hum,<\/em>&nbsp;has won multiple awards including the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Winner Award for Best First Book-Fiction. 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