Teaching elephants to dance: Interview with BMW's Hanne Dinkel

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Technological disruption, global competition, changing customer demands - whatever your industry it’s likely that your company is being buffeted by these forces of change. But, especially if you’re a large organization, it can be incredibly difficult to adapt quickly to them. So is it possible to teach an elephant to dance?

Yes it is, says Hanne Dinkel, Vice President of Operations at BMW’s Leipzig plant in this Process Perspectives interview. Here's how BMW has been using Lean and beyond to adapt to the sheer velocity of change today.

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