The Rest is Lean

The Rest is Lean Channel is a light-hearted and educational look at how to make businesses better through Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence.

Suited for all levels of understanding and from any industry or geographical region.

John, Alan & Russell are time-served lean professionals with over 30 years each in this field. Leading and coaching some of the best businesses from SMEs to multi-nationals.

Trained by some of the highest calibre Japanese masters from Toyota(one step from Ohno himself), Honda and Nissan , we want to share our experiences with you, allowing some of these 'pearls of wisdom' to help make your business processes, people, and profitability that little bit better each day.

We welcome your comments, questions, and guidance on future discussion topics so feel free to drop us a line via the comments section or via email.

therestislean@gmail.com

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Contributors

Co-host

Alan Lothian

Highly accomplished senior leader with over 25 years experience in manufacturing and operational excellence across various industries, including automotive, aerospace, industrial power generation, food & beverage, defence and healthcare

Proven track record of delivering significant improvements through Japanese mentorship (2nd Gen Ohno) and innovative management philosophies such as Theory of Constraints and Critical Chain Project Management

Delivering these improvements, at pace, whilst earning trust and developing people into higher performing work teams is what I live for!

alan.lothian@aaabel.co.uk

www.aaabel.co.uk

https://www.aaabel.co.uk

Co-host

John Dee

https://www.dee.uk.net

Co-host

Russell Watkins

I'm the Co-founder of Sempai®, assisting organisations serious about improving

the performance of their business - real lean, real results

My Lean transformation work has taken me to shopfloors and boardrooms in the UK, Europe, the US, China, India, Japan and South America. I also lead a digital business - SempaiGuide - around lean skills, whilst helping manufacturers with my keen eye for identifying and supporting Industry 4.0 opportunities

I've held Operations, Materials and Lean positions within the Automotive, Aerospace and Construction Equipment sectors.

I wrote “Adventures in Leanland”, am a speaker and awards judge and love factories, they are the ambient soundtrack to my life. Training & coaching a thousand+ people creates a lot of stories to share

https://www.sempai.co.uk