{"id":76,"date":"2020-04-16T19:27:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2024-03-15T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T12:44:28","slug":"the-lean-post","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lean Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro-body\">Sharing how the world is making things better through lean thinking and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"half-half slider featured columns posts\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column image\">\n                            <div class=\"slide-image\"><\/div>\n            \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"column slide-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\t                \n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hands-holding-a3-template.jpg\" data-alt=\"\">\n                            <p class=\"topic\">Executive Leadership<\/p>\n                            <p class=\"title\">Understanding the Many Facets of &#8216;the A3&#8217;<\/p>\n                            <p>A review of the many ways lean practitioners refer to this core lean practice reveals its versatility \u2014 and why it plays an essential role in cultivating an organization&#8217;s lean thinking and culture. <\/p>                                                            <p class=\"author\">Article by <span>Patricia Panchak<\/span><\/p>\n                                                        <a class=\"link-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/understanding-the-many-facets-of-the-a3\/\">Read  article<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                \n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/operations-is-your-customer-banner.png\" data-alt=\"\">\n                            <p class=\"topic\">Product &#038; Process Development<\/p>\n                            <p class=\"title\">Operations IS Your Customer<\/p>\n                            <p>Discover how redefining operations as the primary customer of engineering can transform product development, enhance collaboration, and drive unprecedented improvements in quality and efficiency.<\/p>                                                            <p class=\"author\">Article by <a class=\"no-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/about-lei\/senior-advisors-staff\/steve-shoemaker\/\">Steve Shoemaker\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n                                                        <a class=\"link-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/operations-is-your-customer\/\">Read  article<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            \n            \t\t\t<div class=\"slides-nav\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"slider-progress\">\n                <div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/lean-product-and-process-development-at-scale-implementing-obeya-across-global-teams\/\">Lean Product and Process Development at Scale: Implementing Obeya Across Global Teams<\/a><\/p>\n        <p class=\"author\">Article by <a class=\"no-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/about-lei\/senior-advisors-staff\/steve-shoemaker\/\">Steve Shoemaker\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"post column\">\n\t<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n\t\t<a class=\"grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/pursuing-perfection-craftsmanship-in-product-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lean-POst-craftsmanship-375x137.png\" class=\"attachment-related-thumb size-related-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"craftsmanship\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/pursuing-perfection-craftsmanship-in-product-development\/\">Pursuing Perfection: Craftsmanship in Product Development<\/a><\/p>\n        <p class=\"author\">Article by <a class=\"no-highlight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/about-lei\/senior-advisors-staff\/jim-morgan\/\">James Morgan, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"post column\">\n\t<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n\t\t<a class=\"grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/craftsmanship-revolution-at-ge-appliances\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lean-POst-Hero-GE-375x137.png\" class=\"attachment-related-thumb size-related-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"appliance closeup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lean-POst-Hero-GE-375x137.png 375w, 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Development<\/a><\/p>\n        <p class=\"author\">Case Study by <span>Dave Leone<\/span> and <span>Mark Weaver<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n        \n                \n        <div class=\"cta centered\"><a class=\"button yellow-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/\">See all posts<\/a><\/div>\n    \n         \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"card-layout columns two\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t        \n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    \n\n<h3 class=\"heading small\">Featured Case Study<\/h3>\n<div class=\"shadow-wrap\">\n    <div class=\"image-wrap\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/people-development.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"three people standing it pots being watered\" 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