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Leadership task number one: As a trained lean leader, you systematically improve your employees
hierarchies and authority, offer a different mindset, and use new skills and tools. In doing so, they must empower not only themselves, but also others to succeed.
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Lean Thinking Process Mining
“Lean Thinking e Process Mining rappresentano un connubio perfetto per l’ eccellenza operativa e per un miglioramento concreto e veloce. I processi osservabili con l’approccio Lean e Process Mining sono numerosi così come gli indicatori chiave di prestazioni migliorabili” Leggi l’articolo completo di Marco Raveggi Senior Expert, STAUFEN.ITALIA pubblicato da The Next Factory Industria 4.0 e Tecnologie Innovative
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Outdated leadership methods and an outdated understanding of careers prevent effective leadership in many companies – Study “Companies in Change”
Shaping change is a fundamental management task. As a result, companies have been working for years to improve their leadership culture. According to the study “Companies in Transition,” however, a comprehensive change in mentality has yet to take place. For example, a traditional image of a manager still prevails in nearly every second company. For the study, business consultancy Staufen surveyed more than 350 top executives of German companies.
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Factory Planning: optimising production and improving performance
Have you ever wondered how to reduce lead times and how to plan or redesign the use of space within your company? One successful solution is Factory Planning, the organisation of the production process according to Lean principles. A factory organised according to Lean logic, focusing on the flow of materials and how processes are…
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RoadShow LIVE Lean Leadership: excellent leaders for excellent performance
Scopri l’applicazione in due aziende Best Practice: Endress+Hauser Sicestherm e Industrie Saleri In un periodo di cambiamento come l’attuale, per un’azienda saper reagire efficacemente e rapidamente ai problemi è fondamentale. Flessibilità e reattività sono infatti caratteristiche necessarie per affrontare queste sfide. In che modo gestire l’impatto del cambiamento e raggiungere al contempo le prestazioni attese? …
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Only one in four mechanical and plant engineering companies selects its suppliers according to ecological criteria/Green potential in the supply chain still often untapped – Study
According to the current study “Green Transformation in Mechanical and Plant Engineering,” sustainability criteria have so far only played a minor role in supplier selection in the industry. Although the supply chain offers numerous starting points for green transformation in mechanical engineering, these are yet to be optimally utilized. In order to achieve the self-imposed climate targets, closer integration between manufacturers and suppliers is necessary. For the study, business consultancy Staufen surveyed more than 150 companies from the German mechanical and plant engineering sector.
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Sustainably exploiting optimization potential: from lean expert to lean trainer
Companies, of course, always want to deliver the best possible work to their customers. However, unclear framework conditions, long lead times, waste and quality fluctuations can significantly affect the result. This makes it all the more important to create internal structures and processes that support all employees in their search for solutions. This can only…
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Only one in three machinery and plant engineering companies is pursuing a clear green transformation strategy/Industry aims to be sustainable and climate-neutral in just a few years
According to the current study “Green Transformation in Mechanical and Plant Engineering,” only 35 percent of German mechanical and plant engineering companies have a green strategy that is also vigorously being pursued. By comparison, this ratio is at 46 percent in the automotive industry. In order to achieve the declared goal of climate neutrality by…
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New training: Become an agile leader in 24 months
Much of what has been occupying us on a daily basis for weeks, months or even years now could not have been foreseen or only with great difficulty (Corona, Ukraine, etc.). More than ever, companies and the people who work for them are facing a volatile future with complex challenges to which they must adapt quickly and efficiently in the face of global competition. The Staufen Academy has designed a training program that provides managers with the necessary tools to shape the ongoing change in their companies.
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