Testing the Boundaries of Lean Thinking: Observations from the Legal Public Sector

Posted: 23 Dec 2007

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Peter Hines

Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School

Ana Lucia Martins

University Institute of Lisbon (IUL) - School of Business

Jo Beale

affiliation not provided to SSRN; Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School

Abstract

This article explores how Lean Thinking can be successfully extended into the legal sector, which in most advanced economies is dominated by the public sector. Two public sector cases from Portugal and Wales are discussed. The authors look at where and how implementation of Lean Thinking might start, and the modifications required to do this successfully. A tentative Lean legal supply chain model which will take three to five years to implement is presented.

Suggested Citation

Hines, Peter and Martins, Ana Lucia and Beale, Jo, Testing the Boundaries of Lean Thinking: Observations from the Legal Public Sector. Public Money & Management, Vol. 28, Issue 1, pp. 35-40, February 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1078178 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00616.x

Peter Hines (Contact Author)

Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School ( email )

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Ana Lucia Martins

University Institute of Lisbon (IUL) - School of Business ( email )

Complexo INDEG/ISCTE
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Portugal

Jo Beale

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Cardiff University - Cardiff Business School ( email )

Aberconway Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff, CF10 3EU
United Kingdom

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