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The Lean Transformation at Viwinco, Part 2: From Lean Fixes to Lean Redesign
Viwinco redesigned its custom-window lines for true one-piece flow, cutting WIP by 80% and seal failures by 90% — with…
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A Lean Coach on Coaching: Karen Gaudet
Most of us have experienced a coaching relationship as we sought to improve our organizations — receiving instruction and advice…
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Excellence in Product Development Takes High Performing Cross-Functional Teams, Here’s What They Look Like
Staffing teams upfront won't fix rocky launches. John Drogosz on the four behaviors that separate cross-functional teams that gel from…
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From 40 Hours to 30 Minutes: How AI Will Remake the Shopfloor and Empower Workers
An engineer spent 40 hours on a time study. AI ran the same analysis in 30 minutes for $4 at…
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The Lean Transformation at Viwinco, Part 1: Moving Forward with Lean
Growing fast isn't the same as running lean. See how custom window maker Viwinco began trading firefighting and push production…
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Deployed or Developed: The Engineer You Develop
A forward deployed engineer is dropped in. A forward developed one is built out of the work. Part 3 of…
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Deployed or Developed: We Have Seen This Play Before
Renting expertise or building it is a century-old choice, and only one version ever compounded. Part 2 of Deployed or…
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Deployed or Developed: The Purple Unicorn Problem
Everyone is hiring for an AI hybrid that barely exists. The capability you need is likely already on your payroll,…
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The Book That Opens Toyota’s Product Development Black Box
While the Toyota Production System has been studied for decades, the company's product development system has remained largely hidden.Now, drawing…
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The Dark Cockpit: What Aviation Can Teach Lean Leaders
A Brazilian pilot examines the parallels between aviation and Lean, explaining how the "dark cockpit" philosophy focuses a captain’s attention…
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Toyota’s Investment in AI Capability
Toyota's AI strategy isn't a platform purchase. It's a bet on its own people. Inside the training, certification, and shop-floor…
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Better Thinking Faster: Toyota Problem-Solving Secrets
Josh Howell, Mark Reich, and Art Smalley reveal the Toyota traits that help everyone from frontline to executives solve problems…
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