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Lean Manufacturing and Strategy is the primary focus of this website. Most of the content is educational, unique, wide-ranging and, above all, useful.

Lean Manufacturing principles and techniques seem simple. However, there is considerable nuance and subtleness in their application and also in tailoring them to industries beyond automotive.

At Strategos we add unique value and insight to our client's organization through lean consulting, lean training and shared knowledge.

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Five S need not be complex or difficult. Simplicity and action are far more important than extensive planning and elaborate training.

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Our Approach To Lean Strategy

At Strategos, our approach tends towards fundamentals rather than prescriptions. While there are often times and places for the prescriptive approach, most firms are unique in many ways and few are comparable to Toyota. Indiscriminate copying of Toyota's methods can bring disastrous results. (see "Blitzing To Disaster")

Fundamental- Involving basic facts or principles; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something. Use when:

■ The Problem Is Complex, Nuanced, Intractable

■ Conditions of Application are unique

Prescriptive- Directions prescribed beforehand. Use when:

■ The Problem Is Simple

■ Conditions Are The Same

■ Immediate Action Is Required

Our marketing premise is simple: If we share knowledge, insights and experience freely, some of you will want more than words on a website, remember us, and call.

I hope you find your visits here interesting and thought provoking. There is a lot to explore, so take your time.

Quarterman Lee

qlee@strategosinc.com

Your Lean Journey

Principles- Elements, techniques, themes principles. Links to other information on Lean Manufacturing.

Resources- unique articles, downloads, videotapes, tools and techniques with synopsis.

Site Guide- Everything in one spot with titles & categories.

Training- Onsite and online training in Lean Manufacturing & facility planning.

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