As both a participant and witness to the practice of lean management in higher education, I’d like to point out methodological errors in relation to how lean is practiced in industry.

OK, so “cool” probably isn't the precise term—unless you happen to be a standards uber-geek. But there are definitely some enhancements to the 2015 revision of ISO 9001 that are worth getting a little excited about.

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Suppliers, before you read any further, I need you to do some self-introspection by answering yes or no to this question: Are you paying attention?

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I’ve run into a couple of cases where a corporate continuous improvement team orders an initiative to “implement Toyota kata.”