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Tag Archives: Lean thinking
Lean Manufacturing Webcast from India
This lean thinking webcast from India actually does a pretty decent job of providing an overview (for a business TV channel) even if they get some things a bit confused. The discuss TQM in India preceding lean which is an … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, India, Lean thinking, Management, Toyota Production System (TPS), webcast
Tagged India, Lean thinking, Toyota Production System (TPS), webcast, Womack
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Build Your Business Slowly and Without Huge Cash Requirements
Get Rich Slow by Josh Quittner At no other time in recent history has it been easier or cheaper to start a new kind of company… These are Web-based businesses that cost almost nothing to get off the ground … … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Competition, Creativity, Innovation, Investing, IT, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged business, Career, Creativity, internet, IT, Lean thinking, Software Development, Systems thinking
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Zara Thrives by Ignoring Conventional Wisdom
Zara Thrives by Breaking All the Rules Many U.S. apparel retailers are choking on slow-moving inventories as consumers hold back on spending. But Spain’s Inditex, whose Zara chain pioneered cheap chic, is zipping ahead. The $13.8 billion company, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Innovation, lean manufacturing, Lean thinking
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Lean Thinking in Minnesota Government
The Office of Governor Pawlenty issued a press release on Minnesota’s Drive to Excellence effort: Increased Quality via Lean Continuous Improvement Reform – The State has adopted “Lean Thinking” as its preferred process improvement tool. So far, 18 agencies are … Continue reading
Curious Cat Management Carnival: Select 2008 Highlights
Over the last couple of years the quality of management material available online has increased dramatically. And blogs have provided much of the best management material. The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival now provides highlights 3 times a month. Each … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Carnival, Lean thinking, Software Development
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Cost Cutting is Much Different than Waste Removal
Cost Cutting is Much Different than Waste Removal by Jim Womack The very last thing to consider is the one thing managers seem to embrace most readily: cost cutting. This means leaving out steps and features that actually create value … Continue reading
Lean and Kanban for Software Developers
Lean and Kanban for Software Developers by Clinton Keith Time-boxing allows us to employ a very powerful aspect of Kanban. The cards in each column represent capacity for each stage of the value stream. As we see above, each stage … Continue reading
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The Software Engineering Manager’s Lament
The engineering manager’s lament by Eric Ries: In teams that follow the “pick two” agenda [quality, time or price], which two has to be resolved via a power play. In companies with a strong engineering culture, the engineers pick quality. … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, Lean thinking, management, Software Development, Systems thinking
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Management Improvement Carnival #43
The management improvement carnival highlights posts helping managers do a better job on topics such as: leadership, customer focus, lean manufacturing, process improvement, managing people and innovation. Continue reading
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Great Visual Instruction Example
This does a great job of explaining what you need to know clearly. While this presentation for Azithromycin doesn’t prevent a mistake it sure makes it much more likely that the process can be completed successfully. We need more effort … Continue reading
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Tagged Health care, Lean thinking, poka yoke, usability, visual instructions
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