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Raise the Bar Awarded the Shingo Publication Award

Michael Ballé, Nicolas Chartier, Guillaume Paoli, and Régis Medina, Receive Shingo Publication Award for their work in Raise the BarLOGAN, UTAH — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Michael Ballé, Nicolas Chartier, Guillaume Paoli, and Régis Medina the Shingo Publ...

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Engaging Employees to a True Purpose

Very few, if any, people in business feel that they are in a stable environment. Perhaps this is because businesses face constant pressure to grow, change, and improve. This pressure may arise from external sources, or it may be self-imposed but, either way, the journey to attain levels of sustainable excellence is seldom direct or easy.&...

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Announcing BCV Lean Consulting as a New Provider of Shingo Workshops

The Shingo Institute Welcomes BCV Lean Consulting as a New Provider of Shingo Workshops Logan, Utah, March 21, 2023 — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has partnered with BCV Lean Consulting to become the Institute’s newest Shingo Licensed Affiliate. This partnershi...

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The Key Relationships Between Align, Enable, and Improve

Some of the key objectives in a Lean transformation are to establish alignment, enable people, and build a culture of continuous improvement—the three dimensions of the Shingo Model. The Shingo Guiding Principles help us better understand what each of these dimensions should look like. But as I have worked with organization...

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