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Lean Startups Should Be Lean Cultures, From the Start
Mark Graban reflects on John Shook's talk, "Lean Startup--From Toyota City to Fremont to You," at this week's Lean Startup…
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In Lean and On the Green, Adaptability is Key
What parallels can be drawn between lean learning and achievement on the golf course? The concept of continuous improvement is…
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Bridging Two Lean Communities
Two very different lean communities came together when Eric Ries and LEI's John Shook participated in the Lean Startup pre-conference…
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A Real S&OP Opera
Have you been implementing Lean but are still losing money due to inconsistent customer demand? Well, don't blame the customer.…
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Standard Work for Lean Leaders: One of the Keys to Sustaining Performance Gains
Not every successful business follows a lean approach to management. In fact, the vast majority of Fortune 500 companies aren’t…
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What happens after the lean coach leaves?
As a lean coach, after you move to a new management assignment, finish a training course, or run several kaizen…
Read article Get On Your Sneakers and Start Conversations, Learning How to Create End-to-End Excellence
Take a (gemba) walk on the sustainable improvement side with Ingersoll Rand.
Read article Is there such a thing as lean manufacturing engineering?
Dear Gemba Coach: I keep reading about lean engineering and lean design. Is there lean manufacturing engineering?
Read article Lean Healthcare Lessons and Preparing for Change
Develop capabilities by asking the right questions
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On Lean Production’s 25th Anniversary: Candid Reflections
At the 2013 AME (Association for Manufacturing Excellence) conference three management thought leaders (Jim Womack, Dan Jones, and John Shook)…
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The Next Frontier: Lean Government
On a recent trip to Saskatchewan Dan Jones went looking for a Canadian healthcare example but in the process he…
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Is Lean Getting Lost in Translation?
As we struggle to learn together as a global lean community, what’s more important, lean “orthodoxy” (pure TPS) or lean…
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