Tough times call for Lean working

摘要

Highways England has updated its guidance for supply chain partners on assessing their adoption of Lean ways of working, described as 'analysing processes in terms of customer or client value and eliminating waste'. The Government-owned company has added an example improvement plan to its new Highways England Lean Maturity Assessment (HELMA) tool, which has replaced the previous HALMAT [Highways Agency Lean Maturity Assessment Tool) following a review.