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Why Heijunka is a Block in the Foundation of the Toyota House

by Pete Abilla on May 17, 2012

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn There is a reason why Heijunka is a block in the foundation of the Toyota House, or the Lean House as some call it. The short answer is stability in an operation. The rest of this article will explain Heijunka, then discuss what [...]

Lean Manager Series: Business as Usual

by Pete Abilla on May 15, 2012

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business as usual, kaizen event, lean journey

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn 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 [...]

Queueing Systems and the Shopping Experience

by Pete Abilla on May 14, 2012

retail experience customer waiting line queueing

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn 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 [...]

Lean Inventory Management: 5 Results You Can Expect

by Pete Abilla on May 10, 2012

lean inventory management, logistics, wms

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn 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 [...]

Lean and Innovation: Regurgitated Variations of an Old Debate

by Pete Abilla on May 9, 2012

dogmatic lean, six sigma, continuous improvement

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn 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 [...]