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Lean Thinking and Management
Several interesting posts have been inspired by the Kaizen Priorities post on Got Boondoggle. While it has been mentioned debating these ideas may not be valuable, I believe it can be valuable to explore the reasons behind the different views. … Continue reading
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More Lean Government
Lean thinking ideas are about eliminating waste. Some who believe the government should just be smaller, talk about a lean government, but that is not the same thing as a government that applies the concepts of lean thinking. Toyota is … Continue reading
How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
Topic: Management Improvement How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers, Sarah Jane Johnston interview of Steven Spear. It is our conclusion that Toyota has developed a set of principles, Rules-in-Use we’ve called them, that allow organizations to engage in this … Continue reading
Using Lean and Six Sigma in Project Management
Using Lean and Six Sigma in Project Management by Derrell S. James, Quality Digest: Our subject company used tools such as 5S to establish consistent workforce organization and improve productivity per square foot of space. They used standard work to … Continue reading
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Visually Lean
Lean From The Get-Go by Derek Korn. This short article does a nice job of illustrating several interesting lean concepts in practice. Work areas that are compact, but not cramped, not only promote efficient motion, but also improve scheduling accuracy … Continue reading
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Online Lean Manufacturing Tutorials
Tutorials on Lean Production / Lean Manufacturing from the Defense Acquisition University. The site includes five short online videos by James Womack. The site provides a nice introduction to lean ideas. Mr. John Shook… “Lean Manufacturing is a manufacturing philosophy … Continue reading
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Hands on Lean Process Improvement
Shingo’s ‘Know Why’ Hands-On Lean by Bill Waddell. From Superfactory: The essential element here is to be sure to identify every move the part makes from receipt to finish. How you represent it on the flow chart is not important, … Continue reading
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