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Lean Enterprise Institute

Last updated by Jeff Hajek on October 19, 2020

LEI is a non-profit based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1997 by James Womack.

Its mission is listed on the website as “Make things better, through lean thinking and practice.”

It does publishing and training events, and has a wealth of information on its website.

One of LEIs flagship services is its annual summit.

https://www.lean.org/