It is sometimes argued that you cannot “implement” Lean. It is criticized as suggesting that becoming a Lean organization is done in a single discrete step. It may give the impression that it is something that is done by “others”, and that Lean is imposed upon the rest of the organization by these “others”. And that “implementing” hints at a focus on only the tools of Lean. But does this mean that when some speak of implementing Lean, they are completely wrong? That they are “tool heads”? I think the reality is somewhat more nuanced. A post about implementing, transforming, deploying, copying, and adapting as part of becoming Lean.
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