Higher customer expectations, cost-cutting pressures, thinner margins, and shorter lead times are some of the daily challenges that organizations face. A management system built around lean processes enables companies to achieve operational excellence, while providing flexibility in the way processes are managed. Organizations need robust, waste-free, flexible office processes that meet their customer needs and help them survive in the global marketplace.

Considering that 60 to 80 percent of all costs related to meeting customer demand are administrative or office-related functions, it doesn’t take rocket science to conclude that applying lean principles to streamline and eliminate waste from your office and administrative processes will result in bottom-line savings.

The benefits of a lean office

A lean office management system can affect administrative processes at all levels of your organization.

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