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Articles on Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, and The Toyota Production System

The Toyota Production System, or Lean Manufacturing as it has come to be called, is the production system developed by Toyota to identify and eliminate waste. It’s pillars are Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. It’s methodology includes both a worldview and tools to make work better through the systematic elimination of waste and a thorough approach to developing people.

Lean Manager Series: Asking the Wrong Questions Leads to Poor Management

by Pete Abilla on April 11, 2012

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn As we move from isolated Lean “events” to Lean Management, producing Lean Managers becomes more and more critical. Part of managing a lean organization, however, requires that our lean managers know how to manage, coach, and teach. A critical part of teaching is [...]

Poka-Yoke for Overeating

by Pete Abilla on April 9, 2012

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Few of us think of eating as a process, but it is. And, just like any process, there are wastes that can be categorized into the 7 Wastes. For example, one could even commit Overproduction – in other words, eat more than is [...]

Bathroom Visual Management: Whose Toothbrush is it?

by Pete Abilla on April 3, 2012

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn When you have 9 children with an age range of 14 years for the oldest and 2 as the youngest, the more they can do things on their own (self-sufficient) the better it is for mom and dad and, ultimately, for them. One [...]

Rate of Autism Diagnosis: A Case of Operational Definitions and Check Sheet Data Collection

by Pete Abilla on April 2, 2012

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn A CDC report released on last week reveals that the rate of Autism has increased 23% from 2006-2009, or 1 in 88 children has a diagnosis within the spectrum of Autism. Most are quick to point out that the increase could be due [...]

Most Interesting Lean Guy in The World: Single Piece Flow Edition

by Pete Abilla on March 21, 2012

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Many of you are familiar with the popular commercial brand campaign of Dos Equis meme called the “The Most Interesting Man in the World”. So, for fun, I thought I’d do my own version that I’m calling “The Most Interesting Lean Guy in [...]

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