The survival of any organization depends upon its competitive edge. Even though Lean is one of the most powerful quality improvement methodologies, nearly two-thirds of the Lean implementations results in failures and less than one-fifth of those implemented have sustained results. One of the most significant tasks of top management is to identify, understand and deploy the significant Lean pra...

IL-17A is a proinflammatory cytokine critical for host defense and involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation but also with a heightened acute inflammatory response. We investigated the effect of obesity on IL-17A production using the model of ZY-induced peritonitis. Compared with lean controls, administration of ZY induced a ...

Lean Document Production (LDP) is a novel class of productivity-enhancement offerings that were originally invented at the Xerox Research Center Webster (XRCW) for the $100 billion printing industry in the United States. Implemented by Xerox in over 100 sites to date, LDP has provided dramatic productivity and cost improvements for both print shops and document-manufacturing facilities, as meas...

When exploring the Lean issue, literature appears to have countless definitions to describe that individual topic, causing misinterpretations between academics and professionals alike. The mainstream Lean implementation ventures are merely a compilation of tools and methods that are forced down the organisational hierarchy from higher tiers, due to other organisations publicising lean in improv...