(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The Shingo Prize announced this week that the GBMP Lean Training DVD "Toast Value Stream Mapping" will be honored with The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publication Award at its annual conference in March.

The Shingo Prize is recognized as the premier award for recognizing and promoting research, writing and tools regarding knowledge and understanding of lean and operational excellence.

"Toast Value Stream Mapping" is the sequel to GBMP's first Lean Training DVD, "Toast Kaizen," a 2003 Shingo Research Prize recipient. The script was written by GBMP president Bruce Hamilton and GBMP chief operating officer Patricia Wardwell.

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