INDUSTRYWEEK SHOWCASES RESULTS OF LEAN LEADERSHIP STUDY
4/9/2009 —
Drawing from Stiles Associates' Lean Leadership Survey, Adrienne Selko interviews Jake Stiles and highlights trends in operational strategies in her latest IndustryWeek article, "U.S. Businesses Use Lean Programs to Cut Costs".
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U.S. Businesses Use Lean Programs to Cut Costs
New survey shows majority of companies credit operational improvement initiatives for helping them respond to the market downturn over the past six months.
In response to sharp revenue declines, U.S. operations managers are overwhelmingly focused on cutting costs, according to a new survey of over 500 operations leaders conducted by Stiles Associates, LLC, an executive recruiting firm.
"Cutting costs will keep the lights on," says Jake Stiles, president of Stiles Associates. "But it has to be about more than survival. The results of this survey show that effective performance improvement programs can provide a critical advantage, especially in times like today."
Read the entire IndustryWeek article featuring Stiles Associates Lean Leadership Study.