About LMI

Since 2004, we have been helping organizations achieve measurable results with Lean. From 30% shorter lead times to millions of euros in savings. We are the only organization in the Netherlands officially affiliated with the Lean Network, the organization founded by Lean Jim Womack and Dan Jones.

Where others Lean , we solve your organizational challenges using Lean a tool. With 12 senior consultants in permanent employment, each with 15 to 25 years of practical experience. No freelancers, no changing faces.

Our Team
10.000+

Certified professionals

1.000+

Organizations assisted with Lean

77

Lean books in assortment

Millions

Euro savings achieved

What sets us apart

🌍 The only Lean Network partner in the Netherlands
‍Direct
access to the knowledge of Jim Womack and Dan Jones, the founders of Lean . Knowledge sharing and collaboration between the 30 global institutes affiliated with the Lean Network. Is your organization active in multiple countries? We engage local LGN colleagues who work according to the exact same philosophy.
👨‍🏫 Consultants with 15-25 years of practical experience
‍Our
trainers are not teachers, they are consultants who lead Lean every day at organizations like yours. They share real experience, not just theory.

🎯 Problem-driven, not method-driven
‍We
don't 'implement' Lean. We solve your challenge. Whether that's long lead times, high costs, or low customer satisfaction. Lean the tool, not the goal. For us, if we Lean , we want to do it the best way possible. 
🤝 15 permanent employees—no freelancers
‍Continuity
, familiar faces, and a team that knows each other. No changing consultants, but a close-knit team that works together for your success. This ensures immediate returns for your customers, yourself, and the organization where you work or lead. Get to know our team →

📚 Knowledge leader: publisher of Lean
From
"Lean " to "The Gold Mine," we publish and translate essential Lean. Our expertise extends beyond training. Order the books through our webshop.

Our strength

  • Your issue and goals are the focus!
  • We do not "implement" Lean, but we use Lean to solve organizational issues.
  • We do Lean in a Lean way by creating real value for you, fitting you and your organization.
  • Developing people and making them successful is what drives us.
  • We achieve resounding results in customer value, safety, quality, delivery time, cost, revenue and profit.
  • Modular and situationally appropriate to your organization, clear and transparent, flexible and 'challenging' where necessary.
  • All our senior consultants have at least 15-20 years of experience and are strong in change management, coaching, didactics and of course Lean and related improvement methods and techniques. All of our consultants are Lean (Master) Black Belts.
  • We also do PDCA and continuous improvement: 20% of our time is spent developing materials, our services and ourselves.
The Lean Global Network

Since our inception, we have been part of the Lean Global Network, the global leader in Lean. As a result, we are at the forefront of the latest developments, have an extensive network of experts and have built up an unprecedented wealth of experience with a variety of organizations.

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About Planet Lean

Our weekly articles, cases and interviews are first published in our popular international web magazine Planet Lean. We translate a carefully selected part of this content into Dutch. You can find these on our news page, while for all articles you can visit the international web magazine.

The international Planet Lean web magazine

Our Partners

We have been working with these universities for many years.

1

We have had a strategic partnership with Nyenrode Business University for many years. We provide various training courses in open enrollment and various Lean consultancy tracks at client organizations.

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2

We lead the way in developing and publishing knowledge and skills. For example, we were the first and only party in the Netherlands to develop a university Lean Postgraduate Program in close cooperation with our Italian and Spanish colleagues and Barcelona Tech (Universitat Polytèchnica de Catalunya).

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