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[VIDEO] Building the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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[VIDEO] TPS Lean Factory Tour
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[VIDEO] Lean Factory Tour of Seating Matters
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Elimination of Muda is the Key to Efficiency
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[VIDEO] Vintage Honda Factory Tour
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Kaizen Events and Their Application in Government Agencies
Kaizen refers to the general idea of improving business processes, and while there are many ways to go about this in the work of a modern government