was invited to the Nike Headquarters several months ago, where I met with most of the leadership team of the Nike.com business unit, which is the business unit tasked with growing their direct-to-consumer business. I was very, very impressed to see their commitment to Lean and was pleasantly surprised at how far up and how deeply down the commitment to Lean is at Nike. This article will provide an overview of Nike Lean Manufacturing, the business units involved, their use of Hoshin Kanri, and how they are tracking progress thus far.