When You’re Agile, You Get Lean

May 7, 2015

Lean manufacturing (or simply “Lean”) refers to the manufacturing philosophy laid out in the Toyota Production System. By applying this philosophy systematically to the manufacture of cars, Toyota became the global leader with a brand nearly synonymous with quality. Lean integrates each step of the supply chain into a holistic value stream. Waste reduction, a core tenet of the Lean philosophy, is the act of stripping away production waste that occurs in the value stream while preserving or augmenting the customer value of the final product

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Our leadership team’s founding vision rested on a simple idea when they started our business in early 2008 – that talented technologists matter. Across the industry, technology teams were seen as failing to deliver business value and agility. We believed talented technologists focusing on delivering business initiatives were key to delivering lasting competitive advantage for our customers.

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