A lean journey is generally not linear. The experience can often be one of “three steps forward, two steps back” as you strive for results. You also encounter many distractions. In fact, just as many distractions doing lean as you would face not doing lean! How do you keep your focus and not give up? …
Caring for People as the Foundation of Lean Thinking | Episode 3 Read More »
There’s little value in eliminating waste if it keeps coming back! That’s why your lean education must include an understanding of the role of standardization. Without embracing standardization, you will never master kaizen disciplines of continuous improvement because every step forward will eventually fall back to the status quo and entropy. So follow along in …
Keeping Lean Wastes Away at the Lean Donut Shop | Episode 2 Read More »
You must do lean because you will never graduate from practicing the basics. There are certain practices and principles that are fundamental to running an effective and efficient organization. Who cares about the title of the tool used… it’s the function of each tool that matters most! And there are three “lean” techniques that you …
Why Do Lean Manufacturing? 3 Things You MUST Do Now Read More »
Summary Since it’s very easy to simply go through the motions when going to the gemba, this episode contains the second half of 10 best practices, tips, and tools. Make use of them and you will take your gemba game to a whole new level! Click here to review the first five best practices for …
10 Best Practices for Going to the Gemba (Part 2) Read More »
Summary Since it’s very easy to simply go through the motions when going to the gemba, this episode contains the first of 10 best practices, tips, and tools. Make use of them and you will take your gemba game to a whole new level! In this episode we cover the first five best practices: Stand …
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If you’re trying to do lean, kaizen, continuous improvement, or 2 second lean (or anything other popular lingo used today), but you just don’t seem to be making progress, this video is for you! You must equally emphasize continuous standardization alongside continuous improvement… or else your improvements won’t stick longterm or generate progress! So learn …
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