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Empowering Frontline Operators with Human-Centric Technology: a Conversation with Natan Linder
Empowering Frontline Operators with Human-Centric Technology: a Conversation with Natan Linder
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Lean practice has always coexisted with technology that enables the human operators to do their job better—in the service of delivering more value with less waste to the customer. But do today’s digitized, information-saturated, workplaces provide so much assistance that the machines actually get in the way? In his new book, Augmented Lean, co-author Natan Linder talks with WLEI host Tom Ehrenfeld about how Tulip, the company he co-founded to provide a “human-centric framework for managing frontline operations,” seeks to delegate technology and improvement to the operators doing the key lean work.
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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