Lean in Alaska

I am feeling good today. I recently wrote about the use of Lean Management in the Alaska Division of Public Assistance and the great success they are having. Today I heard from one of my staff that the State of Alaska Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) will be holding a Kaizen to streamline one of their processes. At least the tools of Lean are being tried, and it is spreading from one Division to a second one in the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. It’s a good start.