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    Another lean case study, this time from a small company in Texas:

    “Employees manufacturing the same products are clustered together in work groups, with their supplies close at hand. Moving one work group of four people saved an estimated 270 miles a year in distance employees walked to perform their jobs.”

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    Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.