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Does implementing lean mean creating a lean management system?
Dear Gemba Coach: My understanding is that implementing lean means setting up a lean management system. You seem to disagree.…
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An A3 Antidote to the Opiate Epidemic
Opiate use in America has been spiking at an alarming rate. Many healthcare organizations, such as the University of Michigan…
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How Does Shop-Floor Lean Compare to Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD)? A Q&A with Matt Zayko
Matt Zayko was recently asked, "Is my knowledge of shop-floor lean enough for me to get by in product development?"…
Read article Why does my team resist multi-skilling?
Dear Gemba Coach: I’m trying to introduce multi-skilling in my team but am surprised by the amount of resistance I…
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Innovative Companies Continue to Learn from Each Other: Fall 2016 LPPD Learning Group Event
Find out what learnings took place at the Fall 2016 LPPD Partners' Meeting in Davis, California.
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Lean Books Roundup
"Several years back, LEI CEO John Shook discussed the need to explore the “frontiers and fundamentals” of lean..." writes Tom…
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You Can’t Manage a Secret
How did the obeya management system come to be at Toyota? How has it been refined since its beginning as…
Read article Do andons apply to software development?
Dear Gemba Coach: I work in software development, and I really don’t see how andon applies – what am I…
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Experiential Change: Using PDCA to craft a new department structure
"In January 2016 the Human Resources department at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) was restructured into a High-Impact…
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Thinking About Thinking
Don't believe everything you think. Practice scientific thinking and test your assumptions, because every step is an experiment!
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Advice from the Gemba: The Most Frustrating Types of Waste (and How to Eliminate Them!)
If you've ever lost sleep over a particularly frustrating source of waste in your organization, you're not alone. Some forms…
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Mindfulness: A Practice, a State of Being, an Essential!
Many of us are familiar with the term "mindfulness," especially in the context of being aware of our surroundings. But…
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