Trello is an web-based application, designed for group collaboration and project management. It organizes multiple projects into boards and at the same time you can see what’s being worked on, who’s working on what, and where something is in process. Trello was initially introduced by Fog Creek Software. In Trello, boards represent projects and they […]
Kanban – Boards and Cards Go Digital as a Viral App
Kanban is an approach to process change for organizations, which uses visualization with a Kanban board. It allows a better understanding of work and workflow. Kanban practice limits work in progress, which reduces waste from multitasking and context switching, exposes operational problems and encourages collaboration to improve the system. It is rooted in two sets […]
Labor Day Video: The History of Labor Day in America
Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend, and it […]
Labor Day: The Building of America
“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.” — John D. Rockefeller Dreams are brought to life through creativity. Creativity fuels innovation. Innovation drives competition. Competition creates success. These are the […]
TED Talk: The Innovation of Elon Musk
Elon Musk is an innovator, a thinker and a problem solver. He is the founder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX and a co-founder and CEO of Tesla. He is also the co-chairman of OpenAI, founder and CEO of Neuralink, co-founder and chairman of SolarCity, co-founder of Zip2, and founder of X.com, which merged with Confinity […]
Lean Thinking And The Magical Powers of Elon Musk
Elon Musk has always been innovator and a creator. As a child, he daydreamed in an almost trance-like manner and coded his own video games. He always found resourceful ways to make money, and after he graduated from college, he opted for entrepreneurship rather than wait for an internet company to take notice of him. […]
TED Talk: Can You Inspire in an Era of Constant Change?
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” ― Leon C. Megginson The modern global economy is fast and dynamic. It is in a constant state of change. The greatest challenge facing leaders and their organizations today is to be able to quickly respond […]
TPS – The History of the Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an integrated socio-technical system, developed by Toyota, that comprises its management philosophy and practices. The TPS organizes manufacturing and logistics for the automobile manufacturer, including interaction with suppliers and customers. The system is a major precursor of the more generic methodology of Lean manufacturing. Taiichi Ohno and Eiji Toyoda, […]
Lean Manufacturing- Top 10 Lean Manufacturing Companies
Lean manufacturing takes into account waste created through overburden and waste created through unevenness in workloads. Working from the perspective of the client who consumes a product or service, value is any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for. The basic goals of lean manufacturing and waste reduction were derived […]
Free Books from Paul Akers on 2 Second Lean, Health and Travel
Reading: The Secret Sauce of Success Have you ever thought about what one habit ultra-successful people have in common? Sure you have! We look up to highly successful people as mentors and guides to the path of our own success. Everyone looks at them and studies their habits to learn the ‘secret sauce’ of just […]