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5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Continuous Improvement Efforts

Some of the Supply Chain Now’s team’s favorite episodes are conversations featuring longtime friends who have achieved amazing things in their personal and professional lives. This episode features one of those special colleagues, Mark Preston, Founder and CEO of Lean Applications.

Mark is a published author, a continuous improvement guru, and a sought-after keynote speaker. He has been driving positive change in manufacturing and sales environments for over 30 years, impacting people and organizations in equal measure.

In this classic Supply Chain Now episode, host Scott Luton welcomes Mark back to the show to discuss:

• What Lean really means to him, and what kinds of waste it truly eliminates

• His five-step checklist to help organizations reinvigorate their Continuous Improvement Programs

• How we can all resist the ‘drama’ and become more focused and productive

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton.

Additional Links & Resources

Check out all the great resources and information mentioned during the show:

Watch this episode NOW on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3qvwS6_v93w
Connect with Mark: www.linkedin.com/in/markpreston7
Learn more about Lean Applications: www.leanappl.com
Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/about

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