Applying Lean Production to the Public Sector
July 11th, 2006 - Public Management, McKinsey Quarterly - No CommentsOnce rare outside the factory, lean tools are increasingly applied in the service sector, with governments the latest to adopt them.
Under unprecedented pressure to deliver value for money, governments are finding that lean strategies can help them deliver more and better services on smaller budgets.
Governments instituting lean processes must tackle challenges such as the absence […]