Change Starts Here

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Today’s guest is Amir Ghannad, Director, Atlanta Plant and North America Lean Manufacturing/Workplace Excellence at Sunny Delight Beverages Co., In 2006, the Sunny Delight Plant in Atlanta was overwhelmed by an increased level of complexity and a clear lack of trust and confidence in leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

The company was also trying to integrate the principles of lean manufacturing into its working styles, and Agostini found that changing the gender balance was a key lever in changing behaviors more generally. Senior management in Italy has gone from 86/14% male/female ratio in 2006 to 70/30 today.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2011

Danaher, the $10 billion conglomerate of 600 manufacturing companies, got serious about process improvement after the surprising turnaround of a subsidiary in the mid-1990s. Its Jacobs Vehicle Systems unit used lean manufacturing techniques to eliminate waste, reduce floor space, and improve product flow.

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