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Five Reasons Job Seekers Should Study Lean Management

Lead Change Blog

Those who study lean management demonstrate to employers an understanding of the forces of the global economy, as well as the requisite lifelong learning for business success. Here are five reasons: Companies Invest in Lean Management, Creating Lean-Related Jobs. This was just the start.

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Competitive Advantage from the Bottom of the Pyramid

LDRLB

In a world where global competition is absolute, companies are looking at new ways to gain sustained competitive advantages. Global firms have employed blue ocean strategies to cater their services and offerings to the BoP (Bottom of Pyramid). Common marketing theories from the 4Ps to the 5Cs have failed when trying to engage the BoP.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

While no one advocates for labor abuses, poor working conditions are often seen as an inevitable consequence of global trade. It involves replacing traditional mass manufacturing with “lean manufacturing” principles. Could lean manufacturing have a similar positive impact on jobs in the developing world?

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Bringing Gender Balance to Nestle Italy

Harvard Business Review

So when Nestle launched its gender balance initiative globally , Stefano Agostini, the head of Nestle Waters Italy , immediately saw that this could be a competitive advantage for his market. "To Market share has increased 10% per year. "We To be innovative, we need to be gender balanced," he says. "In