RADNOR, Zoe <br/><br/>
Learning to walk before we try to run  :  adapting lean for the public sector 

 - Oxford :  Blackwell Publishers,  February 2008 
<br/><br/> This article considers whether public sector organizations regard Lean merely as a set of tools and techniques without considering either the underlying conditions and principles or regard Lean as a philosophy. The authors analyse a series of case studies of Lean in the public sector around four themes—process-based view, focus on value, elimination of waste and employee-driven change—before considering the implementation approach taken and outcomes achieved. The outcomes were significant, but the authors warn against an implementation approach which focuses solely on Lean tools