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href="http://enews.technicalchange.com/m/bdfGdAAnGsOkI1rEGLTQqcXLrdwnGktNTqS2EUzZ3rh_VCKrAg"><span style='color:white'><br> </span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #333333 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #333333 .25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'><img border=0 width=650 height=206 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://media.technicalchange.com/4014/Case_In_Point.jpg" style='height:206px;width:655px'><br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#333333'>September&nbsp;2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=660 style='width:489.75pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:silver;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=660 valign=top style='width:489.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=659 style='width:494.25pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=332 valign=top style='width:249.0pt;border:none;border-right: dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;mso-border-right-alt:dashed #CCCCCC .75pt; padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'> <p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#682078'>Administrative Lean is the Stimulus Plan at LMI Aerospace<br> </span></b><i><span style='font-size:10pt; line-height:150%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#666666'>by Trina A. Green</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:indigo'>St. Charles, Mo</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>--</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>LMI Aerospace has been at the forefront of Lean implementation for well over a decade. There is no question about Management' s commitment to Lean as evidenced by the money, resources and time allotted to drive Continuous Improvement. LMI production teams have learned Lean by being trained in the methodology, applying tools to their area of constraints and seeing the results. You cannot tour an LMI facility where you would not see the results and/or find a CI Event in process. <br> <br> LMI was also aware that while there had been great success from applying Lean principles on the shop floor, the benefits would not be fully realized if the total organization (administration) was not engaged. <br> <br> The FTL Assembly Plant' s Administrative and HR teams wanted to contribute to the improvement goals and objectives outlined in their T-Map (Transformation Map) which had been created earlier in the year. The Transformation Map gives the whole organization visibility of all the projects in process and ensures tie in to the Mission and Objectives of the Company. Excessive paperwork and non-value added administrative tasks had become a constraint and they accepted the challenge. Elton Reid, Senior Consultant for Technical Change Associates, along with Dave Gabriel, led the charge. Together they gathered a cross-functional team and created an Event Scope that included: </span><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Current Situation, Problems and Opportunities</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Scope and Boundaries&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>Deliverables</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;</span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:indigo'>Current Situation, Problems and Opportunities </span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><br> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Administrative Team determined that many of</span> <span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>the manufacturing process-related paperwork and administrative procedures had become unnecessary; they needed to be streamlined and/or eliminated. Some administrative and HR tasks appeared to be redundant. Many of the Administrative group had not been trained in Administrative Lean.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#666666'> <br> <br> </span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:indigo'>Scope and Boundaries </span></u><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'>As with any Kaizen Event it is critical to scope the project properly and develop boundaries that are not too narrow or broad to ensure its success. The excitement and opportunities had to be contained and it became apparent, after a meeting with the plant' s Lean Steering Team, that there were 3 major objectives to this Event: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:black'><span class="style11">Deliverables </span><br> </span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>The consensus for the desired outcome for this Event was narrowed to these 5 deliverables:</span> <ol> </p> <ol> <li><span style='font-size:10pt; line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;MS Sans Serif&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Train all administrative personnel in Lean tools and technologies and create a culture of continuous learning and improvement</span></li> <li class="style8"><span style='line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;MS Sans Serif&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Select and focus on 4 projects based on the Steering Team's ranking of priority.</span></li> <li class="style8"><span style='line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;MS Sans Serif&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Identify performance and improvement metrics for each project.</span></li> <li class="style8"><span style='line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;MS Sans Serif&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Document and deliver outcome to Management Team</span></li> <li><span style='font-size:10pt; line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;MS Sans Serif&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Leverage learning and results throughout the entire LMI organization.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p> </span><br> <br> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p> </span></li> </ol> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'>On May 15, 2009, all administrative and in-direct staff was provided in-depth training on lean. Elton receives outstanding scores as facilitator. His expertise is engaging the group--some would call it a life-changing Event. participants realize that the principles and methods learned can be applied anywhere and that they can contribute to the success of their company. </span> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><a href="../LMI-Administrative-Lean.html">(Read More)</a> <p align="center"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: <o:p></o:p> </span></li> <div></div> <p align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height: 115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#682078'>Lean In The Job Shop<br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#682078'>Think &quot;Lean&quot; Doesn't Apply If You Have Very Low Volume and High Variety?&nbsp; Think Again.<br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#666666'>by David R. Dixon</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%; font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p> </span></p> <p align="left" style="line-height:150%"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Talk to typical trailer manufacturers and they will often tell you that lean manufacturing techniques are reserved for those who enjoy a limited number of product variations produced in fairly high quantities. Lean won't work for us because we make custom trailers in small quantities. Or in other words: &quot; We are a job shop.&quot;</span></p> <p align="left" style="line-height:150%"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A persistent myth pervades the job shop community. It suggests that the strategies and tools that have &quot;leaned out&quot; countless manufacturing operations around the world are simply not applicable in low-volume, high-mix envronments. This article, the first in a series, aims to debunk the myth, factually and logically, once and for all!</span></p> <p align="left" style="line-height:150%"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There are, to be sure, certain problems with the application of lean tools in a job shop that we will have to address. We want to offer ideas and suggestions on how to implement lean, and we will ultimately demonstrate to the reader that embracing lean will provide a true competitive advantage and economic benefits that provide a decent return on the investment in the implementation effort. This done, our &quot;Lean won't work in the job shop&quot; myth goes up in smoke, and we can get on with the application of Lean's powerful set of process improvement tools.</span></p> <p align="left" style="line-height:150%"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#9900FF'><strong><span class="style10">The Problem</span><br> </strong></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The markets we serve drive us to a given manufacturing strategy. Figure 1 illustrates the spectrum of alternatives, from a Make-to-Stock (MTS) approach on one end to an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) environment on the other. Assemble-to-Order (ATO) and Make-to-Order (MTO) are &quot;in between&quot; strategies that cater to different customer needs. Most MTS and ATO manufacturers are original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with marketing and design capabilities. MTO and ETO companies are often (not always) suppliers to OEMs. </span></p> <p align="left" style="line-height:150%"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>And herein lies the definition of a job shop:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black'> <a href="http://enews.technicalchange.com/m/664GdAAnGsOkI1rEGLTQqcXLrdwnGHQAQWApuq8OA5aGNJwIkQ">(Read more)</a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p> </span></p> <ol><p style='line-height:150%'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p> </p> </li> </ol></td> <td width=247 valign=top style='width:185.25pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span><img src="../images/EltonReid1.jpg" width="117" height="146"><br> <em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:gray'>Elton Reid, Senior Consultant</span></b></em></p> <p align="left" style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>About Elton:<br> </span></b><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:teal'>Elton Reid is a Senior Consultant with Technical Change Associates, Inc. He has over 35 years experience in the manufacturing industry that include technical, managerial and ownership positions. Elton has worked with companies from various industries to help them implement lean technologies and World Class performance. Elton always surpasses the expectations of our clients in achieving their performance goals and objectives. <br> <br> He has a deep-rooted machinist background and involved in projects such as the minuteman missile,artificial heart and space shuttle programs.&nbsp; He is considered an expert in the tools of Lean manufacturing and in Leadership training.&nbsp; Elton was the former President of the Oregon PrecisionMetal Fabricators Association and a &quot;Key Industry&quot; Director for the Oregon Economic Development Department.&nbsp; He was also associated with many other formidable organizations.</span><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:teal'><o:p></o:p> </span></p> <p style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><strong><span style='color:indigo'> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></b><img src="../images/EltonReidbike.jpg" width="216" height="156"></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>Did you know...</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:teal'><br> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>Elton Reid is an established athlete.&nbsp; He uses the same Lean principles he teaches to impact his personal life.&nbsp; Elton is actively involved in endurance road racing on his bicycle.&nbsp; What started out as recreational cycling has moved far beyond that.&nbsp; Goals that were initially perceived as 'only for those elite riders in The Tour de France' became goals for Elton.&nbsp; As a result of his commitments, he is competing in his 6th straight year of the Logan to Jackson Hole race--the longest, single-day race in the United States.&nbsp; This race, which involves 3 mountain passes and covers 206 miles (in a single day), exemplified that he practices what he preaches.&nbsp; <br> <br> </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>There's more...</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:indigo'><br> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>Elton and his wife were competitive amateur figure skaters in the Pairs division!&nbsp; And, he has participated in the Levi Ride and Tie.&nbsp; For those of you like me, who don't know what that is, it is a two-person, one-horse race which is an endurance race and is run over open land and through forests.&nbsp; One person starts the race on horseback, and it is a process of 'leap frog.'&nbsp; The rider will go farther, then gets off the horse and ties the horse to the tree and the runner comes up and then rides, passing the partner, then ties off and starts running.&nbsp; <br> <br> Elton uses these experiences to demonstrate the leadership, teambuilding and commitment needed to be successful in creating a Lean and Continuous Learning Environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> <br> </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>About TCA</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:indigo'><br> </span></b><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:teal'>For over 25 years, Technical Change Associates (TCA) has provided high-performance solutions to help companies achieve extraordinary results.&nbsp; Visit our website at </span><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:teal'><a href="http://enews.technicalchange.com/m/5e4GdAAnGsOkI1rEGLTQqcXLrdwnv-7M0vpMaehYrck4DylJdQ">www.technicalchange.com</a>.&nbsp; You can visit our <a href="http://enews.technicalchange.com/m/5d4GdAAnGsOkI1rEGLTQqcXLrdwn5t0-IYkiRNfpa4Bt5YkQSg">Practice Area page </a>to view our entire line of consulting offerings.&nbsp; While there take our</span><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#999999'><a href="http://enews.technicalchange.com/m/438GdAAnGsOkI1rEGLTQqcXLrdwnaSsGm9BIORdwEzJbSE10Hw"> online assessment</a></span> <span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:teal'>to quickly and quantitatively assess the state of your business. </span><span style='font-size:12px; line-height:150%; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:teal'></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:teal'><br> </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>Lean Tips:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:teal'>&nbsp;<br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:teal'>Kyle Stavig, President of Myers Containers, and keynote speaker for TCA's 2008 Annual Conference on Lean/Six Sigma defines when the Lean Journey begins...&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Every person in your organization can explain Lean and the Lean toolkit</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Every person in your organization is on a Kaizen Team</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Every person in your organization has a training schedule</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Every person in your organization participates in coaching sessions</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:teal;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5; tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Every person in your organization can recite your mission statement and knows who their internal and external customers are <br> ...anything else is merely &quot;a dead-end.&quot;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> &nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'>Top 10 Secrets of Lean Success</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:indigo'><br> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"MS Sans Serif","serif"; 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