Lean thinking: A case for 'rubber band' organisations
During bad economic times, the knee-jerk reaction of most organisations is to stay lean. This usually involves cutting financial costs, trimming headcount and renegotiating wages; unfortunately, all short-lived means of trimming the fat. What organisations should do if they want to keep lean is to l...
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2010
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