{"id":8950,"date":"2011-07-29T05:24:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T11:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=8950"},"modified":"2014-10-13T13:40:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T18:40:39","slug":"lean-process-improvement-in-government-ron-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-process-improvement-in-government-ron-paul\/8950\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Process Improvement in Government: Ron Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--powerpress_player--><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_flv\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/media\/lean-six-sigma\/ron-paul-balance-budget-lean-six-sigma.flv\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?powerpress_pinw=8950-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/media\/lean-six-sigma\/ron-paul-balance-budget-lean-six-sigma.flv\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ron-paul-balance-budget-lean-six-sigma.flv\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/shmula.com-lean-leadership\/id930098243?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.opexlearning.com%2Fresources%2F%3Fp%3D8950\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Something that should be obvious to many is that the US Government (or probably any government local or federal) is full of waste: processes are bloated, many workarounds, a lot of waiting &#8211; you get the picture. A natural antidote to such a state of affairs is the application of lean manufacturing or six sigma. But why hasn&#8217;t the United States Government, in wholesale, applied these process improvement approaches to itself yet?<\/p>\n<p>We know the military has long been an advocate and has effectively applied lean to its operations, especially its supply chain and logistics operations. But other areas of government such as the Congress and the Senate and the other branches of &#8220;lean for office&#8221; type of government &#8211; not yet.<\/p>\n<p>But, Presidential hopeful Ron Paul is making a strong case that the US Government needs to do just that in order to save itself from the debt ceiling crisis it&#8217;s currently facing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mon, 2011-07-25 10:53<br \/>\nAmes, IA\u201dToday presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul signed grassroots organization Strong America Now&#8217;s pledge. 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