A lean lens on the economy

Posted on 10 Jan 2011 by The Manufacturer

John Homewood, Pauline Found and Donna Samuel collaborate on a vision for how the manufacturing industry might help the UK economy recover and thrive through more means than simple productivity and competitive strength. The group investigates how lessons in lean management from the original home of that methodology could be of help.

On 12th December 2010 the Localism Bill was unveiled in the UK revealing ministerial proposals to increase local control of public finances. The Localism Bill will lay the foundations for what David Cameron calls ¡®The Big Society¡¯. Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, says that he wants to take decisions out of the hands of councils and…

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