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Vincent Wiegel

Vincent Wiegel

Dr Vincent Wiegel is a Professor of lean / world class performance at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.

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Learning lean in a lean way

Higher education professionals from across the world met in Stirling last month to discuss approaches to lean. Vincent Wiegel shares his reflections of an event attracting a growing number of delegates each year.

Lean education is here to stay – and going global

Inspired by a system identified at Toyota, the Lean approach to improving the processes of production is now influencing higher education, with professionals seeking to implement Lean in their institutions meeting in Canada last month to share experiences. Dr Vincent Wiegel reports on the event.