For those respondents who have started a Lean implementation project, most indicated that the process started with top management. This turnaround from the responses to the previous question would seem to show that sufficient justification had been given in these cases. While the second-most-dominant starting point was plant management, it is interesting to note that logistics/supply chain group was the second-most-cited as "first" to start the process. This appears to indicate an awareness of the benefits by supply chain professionals within those firms who have started the journey.