http://blogs.technet.com/leantools/archive/2007/04/03/a-refreshing-outlook-on-new-millennium-lean.aspxUSC Consulting Group ( www.usccg.com ) has written a very thorough whitepaper describing how technology augments traditional Lean methods, but also argues that technology is a requirement to make a full Lean transformation. The link to the document isen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/leantools/archive/2007/04/03/a-refreshing-outlook-on-new-millennium-lean.aspx#2187097Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:46:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2187097CarlG<p>USC is excellent. &nbsp;This is great reading. &nbsp;Another good article is available at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html">http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html</a></p>