Cisco (and other technology companies) use Telepresence technology for communicating between employees across different locations. Telepresence seems to be an example of technology that is enabling Lean in organizations. Please take a look at the link below:

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Please share your ideas and comment on how this can be used in different industries to reduce non-value-added time.

Good share. It also has a saving calculator that allows intelligent visualization of savings. http://www.cisco.com/web/applicat/TPcalcul/home.html