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Using Lean Thinking to Improve Strategic Performance

In: More with Less

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  • Bernard Marr

    (Advanced Performance Institute)

  • James Creelman

    (Advanced Performance Institute)

Abstract

Consider this sporting analogy. To perform at an optimal level, an athlete must be lean. If he or she is carrying unnecessary fat then he or she will be sluggish: this will have a detrimental impact on their performance. At the same time the athlete must not be too thin as this will make them weaker and less energetic than is required, which will also significantly impair performance. A world-class athlete strives to have exactly the right amount of body fat required to deliver optimal performance and so increase the likelihood of them beating the competition.

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  • Bernard Marr & James Creelman, 2011. "Using Lean Thinking to Improve Strategic Performance," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: More with Less, chapter 3, pages 42-62, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-30040-8_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230300408_3
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