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Council inspired by Japanese efficiency

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The programme has asked people working in the public sector for ideas of services that would improve the sector and cut cost.

Correspondent Andrew Hosken went to Solihull in the West Midlands where the local council is saving a fortune by following methods used in the Japanese car industry.

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