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New Head of Operations Marks Fresh Chapter for the LCS

20th October 2023 The LCS is pleased to announce that Sarah Wooledge is the new Head of Operations for the LCS as part of major changes to the organisation that have resulted from succession planning activities this year. Sarah is a highly experienced lean practitioner, having held senior management CI...

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Reduced LCS Fees & New Ready Reckoner

24th January 2018

Lower Fees, Higher Certificate Allowance LCS accreditation fees have been reduced and restructured following a review in 2017 that aimed to reflect changing customer needs and market behaviour, as well as ensure that business growth and improvements led to greater value in the LCS proposition. A key change is the...

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Season’s Greetings!

15th December 2017

“When Santa got stuck up the chimney he began to shout, Is there a lean thinker anywhere who can get me out?” SEASON’S GREETINGS TO ALL FROM THE LEAN COMPETENCY SYSTEM

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Lean Research Themes Survey

5th December 2017

An invitation to complete a short questionnaire on lean research themes Aims This survey aims to gain feedback on potential themes and topics that could form part of a research programme that explores the nature and application of lean thinking and related schools of thought. As the research will have...

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New Accreditations – Dec 2017

4th December 2017

New Accreditation Congratulations Ad Esse Consulting Ad Esse Consulting, formed in 2004, delivers business transformation consultancy to the public and not-for-profit sector, focusing on housing, charities and local authorities. The scale of its work ranges from small assignments focused on a single issue, to organisation-wide transformations lasting more than a...

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Level 3 Success

3rd December 2017

April 2018: Graham Canning Congratulations to Graham for successfully completing the LCS Level 3 Programme. Graham is Managing Director of UK-based consultancy Lean FSL Associates Ltd. A graduate Production Engineer, Graham worked for 15 years in various Manufacturing roles, including time as a Group Leader at Toyota’s Burnaston factory. Since...

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Level 3 Success

18th November 2017

Congratulations to the latest successful Level 3 Programme candidates Lisa Norcross Lisa is SVP and head of the Center of Operational Excellence for E.ON, based in Essen, Germany. Lisa is a Mechanical Engineer who has been working in operations and operational performance improvement for over 20 years across several different...

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Community members are welcome to post an article on any lean related topic. Go the the Article Submission Page and add your article.

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Recent Contributors

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Iraklis Lampadariou
Continuous Improvement Learning Content Designer at HMRC & Director of Speak Greek
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John Homewood
LCS Manager - Membership Services & Development
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Simon Elias
Former Director, Lean Competency System (until Oct 2023)