(Lean Enterprise Institute: Cambridge, MA) -- Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream, a workbook published by the Lean Enterprise Institute on how to apply lean principles to supply chains and logistics, has won a 2012 Shingo Research and Professional Publications Award.

Authors Robert Martichenko and Kevin von Grabe will receive their awards at the Shingo Prize International Conference, April 30–May 4, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida. Named for the late Shigeo Shingo, a Toyota Production System contributor, the prize is administered by Utah State University to recognize research, publications, and organizations sustaining operational excellence.

“This very important and respected award recognizes the new knowledge and insights that Robert and Kevin have brought to the lean community,” says Jane Bulnes-Fowles, LEI’s Lean Learning Materials manager. “Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream shows how lean thinking converts supply chains into swift, smoothly flowing fulfillment streams.”

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