Don't Think Small - Think Lean

Don't Think small - Think Lean: Small businesses can benefit from the essentials of lean management
By Craig Cochran

Working for a small company has many benefits. The environment is usually informal, you can see the results of your work, and co-workers know and care about you. On the other hand, in a small company, everyone must do many different jobs. Time is usually in short supply, too. Often there isn't enough of a surplus to spend it on establishing consistent procedures and systems. Instead, the whole place runs on 'tribal knowledge.' It's critical that small organizations develop lean and effective systems for managing their business. They need systems more than any other type of organization because they don't have the luxury of doing things twice. Mistakes can be fatal.

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