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The Lean & Water Toolkit

The Lean & Water Toolkit offers Lean implementers practical strategies and techniques for improving common Lean results related to time, cost, and quality, while also reducing water use, costs, and risk. The toolkit assumes that you are familiar with Lean methods.

Please note that this version was created in October, 2011. For the most up-to-date version, please see the online version HERE.

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