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Executive Leadership

Lean Beyond Production

Read how Lean Thinkers, using the same lean tools that worked in production, now are making improvements and benefits off…

January 4, 2005

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Operations

Toothbrush Plant Reverses Decay in Competitiveness

Faced with competition from plants in China and Mexico, Oral-B's Iowa City plant was slated for closure. But the rapid…

By Chet Marchwinski on December 16, 2004

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A Lean Walk Through History

Most of us don’t realize that we are heirs to a remarkably long struggle in human history to see beyond…

By James (Jim) Womack, PhD on December 7, 2004

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Lean Information Management

Recently I was walking through a manufacturing operation and found myself wondering about the principles of lean information management, in…

By James (Jim) Womack, PhD on November 5, 2004

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Deconstructing the Tower of Babel

As the years have gone by, we seem to be building a lean Tower of Babel.  I hear the term…

By James (Jim) Womack, PhD on October 7, 2004

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Operations

The Anatomy of Innovation

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside enjoys a reputation for innovation, due, in part, to its recognition that finding…

By Chet Marchwinski on September 10, 2004

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Competition Equals Lean?

Those of us in the lean movement know that even in highly competitive industries like autos, companies can go for…

September 1, 2004

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Problem Solving

Creating Basic Stability

The lean movement's founder explains why you must achieve consistent operational availability before introducing continuous flow.

By James (Jim) Womack, PhD on May 25, 2004

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The Backbone of Lean in the Back Shops

Learn why the lean concept of every part, every interval (EPEI) is the “backbone” of lean in this aerospace machine…

May 19, 2004

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Executive Leadership

Standardized Worrying

Years ago when Dan Jones and I first visited Toyota in Japan, we were struck by something that seemed out…

By James (Jim) Womack, PhD on April 26, 2004

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Administration & Support

Helpful Hints about Mapping off the Plant Floor in Support of Administrative Operations

Off the shop floor, the distinctions between material and information flows often blurs. Here are nine suggestions from LEI author…

By John Shook on April 4, 2004

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Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Value-Stream Mapping

Mike Rother, co-author of Learning to See, offers some insights about the dos, don’ts, and maybes of value-stream mapping.

By Mike Rother on April 1, 2004

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