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When organizations first begin their Lean Journey, it’s often done through “events” either as small point Kaizen events or Kaizen events spanning several days. I’m a believer that Lean can begin from many different places, but this approach fundamentally doesn’t lead to the daily cultural changes we wish to see in organizations in which we [...]
What might seem like an obscure topic is actually one in which we are all affected: The Science of Lines. Reflect for a minute: We wait at the retail checkout line – in all stores in which we buy stuff. In retail, the congestion is worse at the end of year holidays. A line at an amusement [...]
Pete’s Note: Today we have a guest post from Robert Lockard, who has written for shmula in the past on topics related to Inventory Management. Today is his third installment where he focuses his article on what one can expect from applying the principles of lean manufacturing to inventory management. Enjoy. In my last two [...]
Leave it to the Harvard Business Review 1 to regurgitate an old debate on the relationship between continuous improvement and innovation. Here’s a great recipe for effective regurgitation that gets the media’s trousers all up in a wad: Have a reasonable title that draws in the reader. Then, zap them with a first paragraph oozing [...]
Here’s an interesting video that shows Lego characters – lego minifigures explaining several principles in Lean Manufacturing. It’s amusing, but it might be also be instructive. It’s certainly innovative and novel. The video explains the following lean principles: Total Productivity Maintenance 7 Wastes 5S Just in Time And explains Quality, Productivity, and Visual Management. It’s [...]
As part of an exercise competition at my work, each of us was given a Fitbit. Until I received one, I had never heard of it. And, after using it for about 1.5 weeks, I’m loving it. You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure Most continuous improvement professionals have a mantra: You Can’t Manage or [...]
One uncommon approach in Lean is the framework of ECRS – Eliminate, Combine, Rearrange, and Simplify. This article explains how to apply the framework followed by a downloadable Work Analysis Template. Fundamental to understanding any process and eventually generating practical ideas for improvement is to ask the 5W’s and 1H. So, here’s the definition of [...]
Most Lean Leaders manage through influence and not authority. This is especially true when just starting out. This can be challenging and learning how to effectively and sincerely influence an organization to learn to adopt the Lean worldview and also its practices requires that we demonstrate empathy in a genuine and sincere way. In a [...]
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