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Vol 32 - No 06 - September 2006 Can you LEAN an Aircraft Carrier? Can you LEAN an Aircraft Carrier? This is the question that Commander Alan Martyn asked in early 2004, but he was not thinking about the angle of the mast to the perpendicular! He was asking himself whether you could apply the lean tools and principles to a ship of war? The (maybe) surprising answer is a resounding YES! So if you can apply it in this scenario, don’t tell me that lean doesn’t have something to offer in the operation you manage. BACKGROUND It was in 2002 that Commander Martyn first came across lean whilst working for Air Marshal Barry Thornton, who was responsible for the support of all military aircraft. Page number: 18 Word count: 2350 Related Topics: Lean operations
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