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Lean Thinking Helps City of Chula Vista with Budget Crunch
After laying off 350 employees and still facing a continuing budget shortfall, the City of Chula Vista, CA, faced a…
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How should I assess the success of our lean progress?
Dear Gemba Coach: My management is asking for an assessment of our lean progress. How should I do this?
Read article The Five Whys
Dear Gemba Coach: I’m a lean coach and teach A3s in my company. Every lean book mentions “5 why,” and…
Read article Denver Health Becomes Profitable After Using Toyota as a Template
In a story about the lean healthcare success at Denver Health, Governing cites five lean principles championed by the Lean…
Read article An interview with Gary Convis on A3 thinking and lean leadership
Lean veteran Gary Convis explains how the A3 report serves as a flexible tool that develops leaders and aligns important…
Read article Gemba and Quality
Dear Gemba Coach: We’ve made good progress on quality with Six Sigma, but we’ve reached a plateau. I’ve met a…
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Learning Lean – Collaboratively
John Shooks reflects on the importance of continual learning in lean practice, emphasizing the distinction between being a passive knower…
Read article Using A3 Problem Solving to Make the Thinking Process Visible
In this excerpt from The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, authors Jeff Liker and Gary Convis share a story of…
Read article Which is best for a lean environment, a U-shaped cell or assembly line? Why?
Dear Gemba Coach: Which is best for a lean environment, a U-shaped cell or assembly line? Why?
Read article Leadership Q&A: An Interview with Jerry Bussell, co-founder, Jacksonville Lean Consortium
From the LEI senior executive series on lean leadership:As vice president of Global Operations at Medtronic Surgical Technologies in Jacksonville,…
Read article Should we plan according to what we can do, or the other way around?
Dear Gemba Coach: Should we plan according to what we can do, or the other way around?
Read article How Do I Plan for the Long Term?
Dear Gemba Coach: I don’t know how to plan for two or five years out. As a plant manager, my…
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