Lean Enterprise Institute

Research, education, conference, training company

Lean Enterprise Institute Inc.

Lean Enterprise Institute Inc. (LEI) was founded in 1997 by management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., as a nonprofit research, education, publishing, and conference company with a mission to advance lean thinking around the world. The LEI associates teach courses, hold management seminars, write and publish books and workbooks, and organize public and private conferences. They use the surplus revenues from these activities to conduct research projects and to support other lean initiatives such as the Lean Education Academic Network, the Lean Global Network, and the Healthcare Value Leaders Network. Any company, organization, executive, or manager wishing to join the transformation to a lean way of creating value is welcome in LEI’s Lean Community.

Wed, 08/15/2012 - 13:58
Book: The Gold Mine Published as Audio Book Audio book is an unabridged dramatization of a failing company trying to survive by implementing lean
Fri, 11/12/2010 - 14:45
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The Gold Mine: a Novel of Lean Turnaround  (Lean Enterprise Institute, 2005), a popular lean business novel about a failing company that survives by adopting lean manufacturing, is now available as an audio book. Written…
Product News: Lean Management Books Win Two Shingo Research Awards Both books help enterprises create lean systems and cultures
Sun, 10/10/2010 - 09:41
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- The books Follow the Learner: The Role of a Leader in Creating a Lean Culture, by Sami Bahri, DDS, and The Lean Manager, by Michael Ball and Freddy Ballé, both published in 2009 by the Lean Enterprise…
Lean Enterprise Institute Founder James P. Womack to Step Down After 13 years, CEO will be succeeded by John Y. Shook.
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 06:00
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) has announced a CEO succession plan in which James P. Womack, Ph.D., founder, chairman, and CEO, will step down on Sept. 27. Womack, who led the Massachusetts Institute of…
Book: Lean Health Care to Cure U.S. Health Care Delivery Waste, Errors On the Mend tells the true story of how a Wisconsin health system implemented lean health care.
Tue, 06/22/2010 - 09:32
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) -- Despite expensive increases in the cost of U.S. health care, Americans too often get mediocre results—or worse. National studies show that 15 million incidents of medical harm—e.g., drug errors, wrong-side surgeries, or…
Event: Standardized Work; The Foundation for Kaizen One-day class
Mon, 03/22/2010 - 16:51
(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the…
Online Workshop: Value-Stream Mapping for Lean Manufacturing Participants learn at their own pace, alone, or with a team.
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 08:54
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) — The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) introduces the “Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing” a new online workshop based on the proven methodology created for LEI’s popular and award-winning workbook, Learning to See:…