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The lean startup approach, which is being used with increasing zeal and rigour by startups and corporates, is now being applied to the social enterprise sector as well. The lean approach offers ...

A couple of days back I said in 2013 people will begin to refocus on innovation, and lean is the reason why. Lean principles are a perfect match to every enterprise's dilemma: creating more products, ...

There is a myriad of reasons why most startups fail, ranging from a lack of organizational structure to minimal understanding of who their customer is or what their product should look like. Ten years ...

LEAN is shorthand for focusing on effectiveness and efficiency across all areas of a business. Lean was defined by the Americans based on what they saw in the Toyota Production System. The Americans ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

A manufacturing plant produces more than just goods. It’s also a data factory. Every asset, product, process and system on the plant floor creates and contributes to a staggering volume of data. One ...

The basic principles of lean -- waste reduction, customer centricity and flow optimization -- are fairly simple in theory. But when it comes to putting lean principles into practice, even the most ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve recently launched a startup, I’m sure that you’ve heard a lot about being “lean.” But I’m not here to discuss the methodology ...

A lean startup is a business methodology that prioritizes building a product or service based on actual customer feedback rather than traditional business planning. Originating from Eric Ries' 2011 ...