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2023 Webinar Programme

Welcome The LCS 2023 webinar programme provides a great opportunity to find out more about LCS accreditation, certification and continuing professional development. Informative sessions on LCS services last less than an hour and provide a time efficient way to gather key facts, plus you can discuss queries with LCS presenters....

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The Top 100 Lean Related Books

9th April 2020

If you want to expand and develop your lean knowledge and not sure what you should read, then John Bicheno’s Top 100 Lean Related Books is a great place to start. John started the list in the late 1990’s when developing the world’s first lean master’s programme at LERC, Cardiff...

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Improved LCS Web Pages

31st October 2018

We’ve made several changes to improve the navigation, readability and clarity of the LCS website, with the main changes shown below. Feel free to comment, as this is only the latest standard on which further improvements will be built!

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LCS Global Reach

29th October 2018

Since its launch in 2005, the LCS has spread to all corners of the globe, as the map illustrates, reflecting the growth in take up of lean thinking and related continuous improvement ideas.  This has been achieved through direct accreditation of organisations in different countries and the use of the...

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TUI Network Event Stimulates!

13th July 2018

Members of the LCS community enjoyed an excellent day of networking and information sharing at the Network Event on 5th July in Luton, hosted by TUI UK & Ireland. TUI described its CI journey to date and highlighted the successes as well as issues faced. An introduction to the organisation...

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“LCS Approved” Launched

21st July 2016

The LCS has launched a new ‘seal of approval’ service for businesses that supply products, services, systems or technologies to organisations with lean operating systems and that are committed to developing a lean culture. Overall Proposition Called LCS Approved, it involves an applicant demonstrating that its product or service has a significant and positive impact...

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Badge of Achievement

4th June 2016

The LCS is introducing a set of enamel award pin badges for each of the several levels, plus a general purpose logo pin badge. These complement the digital versions recently introduced and provide a more tangible token of achievement. The badges are being produced to a high quality specification by W O Lewis...

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Want to Contribute an Article to the Community?

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)