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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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...online and I'm so numb now I could take a Jackie Chan double-foot direct hit to the groin and not even flinch.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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Does this make sense to anyone besides the guy that has an address name of NUTZ?
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Does this make sense to anyone besides the guy that has an address name of NUTZ?
"Lean", near as I can tell before I glazed over, is the latest name for "continuous improvement", "Total Quality Management", etc. Every few years execs dredge this up, rebadge it, marvel at their handiwork, beat their chests, and pass it downstream.
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Oh....

that hasn't made it here yet.. but lean is something upper management is practicing.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Oh....

that hasn't made it here yet.. but lean is something upper management is practicing.
You're in for a treat if it ever trickles your way.
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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I am so lost.........
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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Already been through it. Just another way for management to find a job for a manager going out the door.

"lean coordinator"
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yuck, lean sucks.....
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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I always seem to be out sick on that day
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