Using Lean Thinking to Improve Strategic Performance

Bernard Marr and James Creelman
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Bernard Marr: Advanced Performance Institute
James Creelman: Advanced Performance Institute

Chapter 3 in More with Less, 2011, pp 42-62 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Consider this sporting analogy. To perform at an optimal level, an athlete must be lean. If he or she is carrying unnecessary fat then he or she will be sluggish: this will have a detrimental impact on their performance. At the same time the athlete must not be too thin as this will make them weaker and less energetic than is required, which will also significantly impair performance. A world-class athlete strives to have exactly the right amount of body fat required to deliver optimal performance and so increase the likelihood of them beating the competition.

Keywords: Public Sector; Total Quality Management; Balance Scorecard; Green Belt; Public Sector Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230300408_3

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