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QICID: 29775
Title: Back in Circulation
Copyright: ASQ
Author: Vincent, Chad
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Subject: Lean manufacturing, Quality philosophy, Human relations, Community relations, Organizational culture, Ethics, Toyota Production System (TPS), Social Responsibility;
Series: Quality Progress, Vol. 42, No. 3, March 2009, pp. 16-23
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Abstract: Lean is the most recent quality movement to be used by organizations to become more competitive in the global economy. As the applications of lean become more comprehensive, it is being used to solve environmental problems and to become more socially responsible. A history of lean and its evolution is given to show how lean can compliment social responsibility (SR). By embracing the lean enterprise philosophy, companies free up resources that not only produce better business results, but provide an opportunity to use the additional capacity to give back to society. Sidebar articles explain the relationship between the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria and SR and list the 14 principles of the Toyota Way.
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