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Kanban at Home
As you may already know, Kanban cards are used to indicate the need to replenish inventory. They are a good tool to help minimize batch sizes and inventory. Here is an example of using Kanban at home....
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Lean is Not a Program….
Lean is not a program, it is a total strategy. ~~Taiichi Ohno Filed under: Quotes Tagged: lean, lean manufacturing, Taiichi Ohno, Toyota
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#4 – 2 Reasons to Do a Cause & Effect Diagram
The #4 Classic Lean Leadership post is a tool commonly used in Lean Six Sigma problem solving. That tool is the Cause & Effect (aka Fishbone) Diagram. You’ll notice that the illustration is a hand...
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Classic Lean: The 5-Why Root Cause Analysis
The top 3 classic Lean Leadership posts of 2012 were all about 5-Why’s. I’ve decided to run these in the order in which they were originally posted rather than ranking these three. This post generated...
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Simply Classic 5-Why’s
Image by Wonderlane via Flickr It’s a cold and rainy night in late October. You hurry out to your car in an effort to keep dry and because you are running late. You are not too wet as you get in and...
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Precise optimization….
“Precise optimization is not necessary. It would be too costly.” ~~Dr. W. Edwards Deming Lean Leaders balance conflicting goals. Filed under: Quotes Tagged: Deming, lean, quotes, W. Edwards Deming
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Taking Visual Management Another Step
Some of you remember this photo of that was posted on Lean Leadership some time ago (see here). It’s good for a laugh but it also illustrates visual management that is clear and concise. Gerhared...
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Lean Math
There is a new Lean blog out there and its name certainly implies that it is different than the rest. Lean Math just launched last week but already has several interesting posts. Here is what the...
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Team Involvement: Just Half of This Equation
The level of involvement in the change process for the operator on the floor has been an ongoing issue for years. The operators are less likely to take ownership or even accept the new idea as a...
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5S and the Food Manufacturing Industry
(Photo: Public Domain courtesy of Joe Chapmans and Wikipedia) 5S is more than a simple housekeeping initiative. 5S is a five-step process that transforms a traditional work site into a visual factory...
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Keurig & Visual Management
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Brewing excellence, one cup at a time. Keurig’s innovative single cup brewing system lets people brew the perfect cup of gourmet coffee in less than a minute, without having...
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7 Reasons – Part 2
We have already started to look at the link between Leadership and Trust in part 1 of this post. A recent Forbes article by Glenn Llopis discusses 7 behaviors that cause mistrust while Stephen Covey...
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