http://www.cipfa.org.uk/publicfinance/features_details.cfm?news_id=28346
Zoe Radnor and Paul Walley
"Explains how ‘lean thinking’ is crossing the boundaries and helping public bodies become more efficient. In particular, ‘lean thinking’ has been proposed as one way to achieve substantial savings and quality improvement. In a short space of time, ‘lean’ has become the word on everyone’s lips in the public sector. But this has not been caused by government exhortation – it seems to have gained its own momentum as a means of achieving the Gershon efficiency savings. And now, of course, numerous management consultancies have entered the arena claiming to have a ‘lean’ solution. " [Finance]
