This is a plan for creating the cultural change required to start and sustain lean. It should address what you think are the required cultural enablers for a transformation to lean. The cultural enablers can be the ones described in the text or any others you think are important. The plan should specify the cultural processes, techniques, and practices required for a lean organization. Please write the document as a concrete plan that could be implemented. Do not write the paper as a theoretical exercise, but rather as a design application for organizational cultural change. Provide as much specificity and detail as possible, i.e., who, what, where, when, and how. The plan can be generic (could be applied to any organization) or specific to a particular industry or company.

The lean plans papers should have the following:

Title page. Numbered in lower case Roman numerals, but not shown.

Table of Contents (optional, but appreciated). Numbered in lower case Roman numerals and shown.

Body of the paper. Start with an short introduction that describes the approach and intent of the plan. The plan should make liberal use of headings and sections to describe the content of the plan. Organization of the plan can be sequential or topical, but should be reader friendly and include scholarly sources. The plan should emphasize the what and how of lean using concrete tasks rather than strictly theory.

Each paper should end with a robust conclusion.

THIS IS BOOK BEING USED:

Manos, A., & Vincent, C. (Eds.) (2012). The leanhandbook: A guide to the bronze certification body ofknowledge. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press. ISBN9780873898232