Articles
Effect Magazine
Sara Aase
Fall, 2009
Stephen Ruffa, author of ‘Going Lean,’ is interviewed and explains how lean can help companies sustain a downturn adopting this system based on valuing their people and their customers.
What’s Next? Presented by The Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland
3 Lessons in Sustaining Customer Value in a Downturn
Stephen A. Ruffa
July 13, 2009
Today’s challenging environment has driven a growing number of organizations to consider ‘leaning’ their activities. But what is most important is their starting point.
Manufacturing.net
Amy Radishofski, Features Editor
July 2, 2009
“Stephen Ruffa, author of ‘Going Lean,’ spent time with Manufacturing.net discussing his concept of Lean Dynamics, designed to help manufacturers navigate through challenging business circumstances.”
Ivey Business Journal
‘Going Lean’ as a Solution for Navigating Through Uncertainty and Crisis
Stephen A. Ruffa
March/April, 2009
This article explains that by following the lead of today’s benchmarks of excellence and applying lean dynamics—drawing on lean principles to address the forces of uncertainty and change—companies can produce stronger results that better adapt to the challenging circumstances that have engulfed the business world today. It shows that doing this takes structuring their efforts with a different focus—creating more responsive capabilities and dynamic business strategies. Yet, this begins with gaining a clear understanding of what lean practices were founded to achieve, and recognizing the hazards of deviating from their underlying intent.
Six Sigma
Going Lean Teaches You How To Live with Change
December 21, 2008
“In this time of economic crisis when recession has plagued the worlds economic arena, Going Lean teaches us to live and adapt to change.”
National Defense
‘Lean’ Manufacturing Offers Remedy to Spare Parts Crisis
Stephen A. Ruffa
The principles of “lean manufacturing,” which were adopted by the auto industry, could prove useful to the Defense Department’s ongoing efforts to obtain spare parts more quickly and at lower prices. For the Pentagon, this could result in improvements to the readiness of the military force.
Multimedia
Whiting Turner Lecture, Clark School of Engineering
November 6, 2008
What happens to most companies when the economy dives, fuel prices spike, or crisis strikes? Author Stephen Ruffa describes how some companies have managed to defy conventional wisdom. By applying “lean dynamics” principles, these firms consistently thrive in today’s challenging business environment, sustaining profitability, growth, and innovation.
BetterProcess.com
Interview–Stephen A. Ruffa on ‘Going Lean’
September, 2008
Stephen A. Ruffa discusses why companies must accept that they must make a transformational shift if they are to achieve the fundamentally different results they need.
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"With excellent timing... demonstrates how companies can use lean principles to help them steer through tough times. Using examples from successful companies that survived crises such as 9/11... Ruffa shows how the techniques those companies used can be employed to help weather a crisis."
"Stephen Ruffa’s new book, titled, Going Lean, is very timely. In this time of the economic crisis when recession has plagued the world’s economy, Going Lean teaches us how to live and adapt with change... This book is a must read."
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"In GOING LEAN, Stephen A. Ruffa spotlights examples from the automotive, airline, and retail industries, offering potent lessons on how companies drive innovation, promote sustainability and create value in the face of uncertainty. The backbone of the book lies in the well-thumbed ideologies of the Toyota Production System."
"...should be read by manufacturing executives and their staffs... shows how to introduce innovation during downturns, strive for perfection, and deliver excellent performance.”
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