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Lean Enterprise Institute
Led by Jim Womack, internationally known leader in Lean manufacturing. The 'Community' section is particularly helpful with documents in the 'Lean Thinkers Corner' and 'Library & Archives'.
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Lean Enterprise Research Centre
Part of Cardiff Business School, the LERC is Europe's leading authority on Lean Thinking. Co-founded by Professor Daniel. T. Jones, co-author of "Lean Thinking" with Jim Womack.
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MoreSteam University
MoreSteam online university provides web-based Six Sigma training as a more flexible and affordable alternative to traditional classroom training methods.
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Boeing Aerospace Lean Initiatives
Boeing's strategy and elements for a Lean enterprise.
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Manufacturing Sites.com
Buyers source for manufacturing services, engineered and made to order tomponents using free sourcing and analysis tools. Suppliers gain access to sales opportunities that match their expertise, equipment and capacity.
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NW Lean
An outstanding exchange forum for practitioners.
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Praxiom Research Group
ISO 9000:2000 translated into plain english.
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Superfactory
a must-visit potpourri of manufacturing resources and information
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The 9000 Store
The ISO 9001:2000 Information and Resource Centre provides information for implementing ISO 9001:2000 whether you are starting from the beginning or are updating your system from the 1994 standard.
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APICS
Educational Society for Resource Management is dedicated to using education in business to improve the bottom line. Site contains information, articles, books, buyers guide, conferences, training, etc. Some locations for members only.
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Association for Manufacturing Excellence
US-based association for manufacturers and service providers. Run annual international conferences focused on lean and manufacturing excellence.
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Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
National association of Canadian manufacturers & exporters, with branches in each province. Actively involved in developing consortium groups of companies across the country.
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National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
US-based National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, authors of Achieving Enterprise Excellence benchmarking system.
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Purchasing Management Association of Canada
Canada's leading source of information, education, training and development in the field of purchasing and supply management.
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Shingo Prize
Access to Shingo Prize homepage, guidelines, past recipients.
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
The monthly newsletter published by SME includes articles on a wide variety of Lean Concepts, with emphasis on training, implementation and company experiences.
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Advanced Manufacturing Magazine
The site's manufacturing section includes many helpful downloadable articles on automation, software, e-manufacturing and Lean manufacturing.
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Industry Week
Start in some of the 'Best Plants' section, which provides data on the best practices (many of which are Lean) of the top manufacturers in North America.
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IW Value Chain
Industry Week's special section specifically dedicated to the supply chain. Includes news, articles and feature columns.
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Nothers
You can sustain 5S and Lean state-of-mind thinking long after the initial training, by reinforcing the principles through humorous Cartoon posters strategically located throughout the workplace. Nothers carries signage suitable to both Office and Manufacturing environments.
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OCAPT Business Books
Canada's leading source of Lean and business books.
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