LEAN Improvement

Lean tech­niques were first intro­duced into the High­ways Agency’s sup­ply chain in 2009 and the Agency’s Lean jour­ney began in late 2012. These pages will help you under­stand what con­tin­u­ous improve­ment using Lean is all about, whether you are part of the HA Sup­ply Chain or an HA employee.

There are guides and toolk­its and many Knowl­edge Trans­fer Pack sum­maries which are one page overviews of effi­ciency gains result­ing from indi­vid­ual Lean projects, together with pre­sen­ta­tions from our Lean sem­i­nars .  Recent announce­ments con­tain insights into why this approach has proved so suc­cess­ful across the world.

Con­tact Us — to find out more.

What is LEAN?Lean is a world recog­nised tech­nique for build­ing a con­tin­u­ously improv­ing business.
LEAN in the HA and Supply ChainIn April 2009, the Lean Improve­ment Divi­sion was founded under the lead­er­ship of Derek Drysdale.
Lean AnnouncementsRecent announce­ments con­tain insights into the Agency’s approach to Lean.
Guides and toolkitsBrowse our guides on imple­ment­ing lean in your busi­ness. Includes ‘How to Man­age a HA Lean Project’.
Knowledge Transfer PacksDown­load advice on meth­ods and lessons learned from var­i­ous Lean Projects.
Contact UsUse this form to con­tact the team. You can send sug­ges­tions and request access to our Project Tracker and Mem­bers Area files.
LEAN SeminarsDown­load doc­u­ments from recent LEAN seminars.
LEAN Jargon BusterExpla­na­tions of some of the terms used in LEAN
Project TrackingGate­way for Lean Prac­ti­tion­ers to access our Project Tracker.