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Root Cause Analysis Through Deception

by Pete Abilla on January 25, 2012

placebo buttons, close door elevator

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Have you ever pressed the closed button in an elevator? Or, have you played with an office thermostat because you were either too hot or too cold? Or, did you press the “walk” button on the crosswalk this morning? Did it work? If [...]

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How a Warehouse Can Reduce Costs and Increase Service Level

by Pete Abilla on January 24, 2012

warehouse consolidation, lean

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn In Lean, inventory is often viewed in a negative light. Indeed, inventory is one of the 7 deadly wastes. Is the traditional position of Lean justified in thinking so negatively against inventory and the warehousing that goes along with it? Free SigmaXL Download [...]

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Apple Supplier Responsibility Report: Requiring Management Systems

by Pete Abilla on January 17, 2012

management systems, supplier quality

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Apple recently released their Apple 2012 Supplier Responsibility Report, which highlights the audits conducted in 2011, violations that occurred with their outsourced manufacturing and supply chain, and corrective actions put in place. Apple was very transparent in the creation of this report and [...]

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Kaizen at AOL

by Pete Abilla on January 16, 2012

aol kaizen, aol broadband, aol chat room

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn We, lean folks, sometimes develop a narrow worldview that lean is just for manufacturing. While we know that lean is being applied to many different industries, we are sometimes surprised to hear of companies applying lean, especially if they are unconventional companies we [...]

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Kaizen in Everyday Life

by Pete Abilla on January 12, 2012

kaizen for everyday living

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn This article is a guest post from Noeradji Prabowo, a continuous improvement practitioner in Indonesia. In this article, he shares a simple and effective application of Kaizen and the Kaizen frame of mind to a common activity in business meetings: drinking coffee. Learn [...]

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