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The Human Side of Hard Times
Harder times call for leaner thinking and presented an action plan, but what about the human side? Lean thinking requires…
Read articleAction Plan for Hard Times
Last week I pointed out that the big leaps in applying lean thinking have all been made in hard times.…
Read articleLeaner Thinking for Harder Times
So now we have the recession of 2001. Its time for all of us to marshal our energies, focus our…
Read articleNonsense about JIT
In almost every value stream, there will be some inventory at points where the product cannot flow. This inventory will…
Read articleThe Five Steps of Lean Implementation
Step 1: Specify ValueDefine value from the perspective of the final customer. Express value in terms of a specific product, which…
Read articleDecoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System
Steven Spear and H. Kent Bowen explain in the Harvard Business Review how the Toyota Production System can be tightly choreographed and supple. The key…
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