Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
Amazon Web Services' scalable infrastructure for lean IT

Amazon Web Services' scalable infrastructure for lean IT

Carlos Condé
December 18, 2014

VIDEO INTERVIEW - At the Lean IT Summit, we spoke with Amazon Web Services to understand what type of flexible and scalable IT infrastructure allows organizations to be innovative without breaking the bank.


Interviewee: Carlos Condé, Chief Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services EMEA


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Using lean to gain a competitive advantage
July 13, 2018
Using lean to gain a competitive advantage

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – In the web marketing world, a competitive advantage is a matter of life and death for businesses. The author meets a firm that has been leveraging lean to gain one.

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Jim Womack on the lean shut-down of Toyota Australia
May 30, 2017
Jim Womack on the lean shut-down of Toyota Australia

WOMACK'S YOKOTEN – On October 3, Toyota will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia, but the way it is managing the transition - in the leanest way possible - holds great lessons for us all.

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Smalley and Ballé discuss the true spirit of lean thinking - Part 2
April 22, 2014
Smalley and Ballé discuss the true spirit of lean thinking - Part 2

FEATURE - Two weeks ago, the authors shared their thoughts on mindset. In part 2, they discuss how to grasp the true spirit of lean.

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Tracey Richardson on the deep meaning of standards at Toyota
August 21, 2017
Tracey Richardson on the deep meaning of standards at Toyota

FEATURE – Through this intimate anecdote from her days at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, the author tells us of her experience with standardization… and of the deep leadership lessons hiding behind it.

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