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IndustryWeek December 16, 2010	Where Should Lean Lead? It does a great disservice to manufacturers, large and small, to imply that they can pick and choose from some sort of lean buffet.
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U.S. Banker August 2008 Larry Mead	What Financial Services Can Learn From Lean The gains in the banking industry achieved through eliminating waste and improved customer service after adopting the Lean business philosophy are hard to ignore.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 John Teresko	Solectron Corp.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Operating In All Modes: In Columbia, South Carolina the electronics manufacturer competes via lean, Six Sigma to the delight -- and sometimes surprise -- of customers.
IndustryWeek December 15, 2010	Avery Dennison Office Products de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Opening Room for Growth: Avery Dennison's Tijuana plant gains significant volume by freeing floor space through lean planning.
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IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas	Spreading The Good Word Kato Engineering's 'lean office transformation' attacks wasteful procedures off the factory floor.
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IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Rick Pay	Everybody's Jumping on the Lean Bandwagon, But Many Are Being Taken for a Ride Lean might not always produce the expected benefits and here's why.
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