Learning fast in the crisis

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- Buying a company is never an easy step just 1 month ahead of a pandemic and lockdown. Results from a CEO spending time in the business instead of the office.
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to learn about problems, find and face.

Organizational changes can be tempting when a new owner steps in, but they seldom help.
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Lean thinking rather teaches us to focus on the flow of products and services to customers and observe what hinders the work of those operating along that flow.
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They managed to reduce the lead-time for stainless steel trolleys 66% from 6 weeks to 2 weeks.

With overall volume of sales decreasing, the lockdown seems to be the perfect opportunity to revamp the workshop and learn how to better organize it.

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https://planet-lean.com/lean-learning-covid19