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    What Is a Transformation Management System (TMS)?

    In this article we aim to define what a Transformation Management System is, what the core functions are, how to evaluate one, and what it takes to successfully implement it for your organization.

    Carl Wadmark 12 min read

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    Flow as Your Truth Teller

    Many organizations think they are progressing well when everyone is busy and initiatives are moving. Fewer clearly understand how much actually makes it all the way through to a result. That ...

    Fredrik Fjellstedt 5 min read

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    The Impact on Lead Time When Quality Is Right

    Long lead times for customer quotes were seen as a capacity problem, but were in fact a flow problem. Joacim Harrby shares the story of how one company moved from frustration and unpredictable ...

    Joacim Harrby 7 min read

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    No Plan Survives the Grey Zone

    Continuous Improvement is about learning your way through uncertainty. A skill set we need to acquire through practice and experience. The moment we step beyond what we already know, our plans start ...

    Fredrik Fjellstedt 6 min read

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    Insight #01 - What is Continuous Improvement?

    I've been researching about lean and operational excellence, and especially the Toyota Production System, for more than 20 years. There are a lot of interesting questions within this area. Today I'm ...

    Niklas Modig 6 min read

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    Daily management – a misunderstood concept?

    Daily management is, in my experience, a misunderstood concept in modern operations. It is often treated as a fixed routine, a short meeting at the same time every day. But the real question is not ...

    Joacim Harrby 4 min read