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How do I start to learn “real lean” when my company practices “fake lean”?
Dear Gemba Coach: I understand now there is “real lean” and “fake lean.” I suspect my company has been practicing…
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Rosie the Riveter vs. Rosie the Robot
In this pithy yet wide-ranging discussion, Bruce Hamilton, president of GBMP and star of the hugely popular training video Toast…
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4 Types of Problems: The Keys to Better Organizational Problem Solving
Join Art Smalley for this important, eye-opening webinar and learn why settling on a favorite problem-solving technique or two is…
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Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Shop Floor Thinking?
How does lean thinking help understand whether AI could replace shop floor thinking? Jacob Stoller argues that whether or not…
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Ask Art: How is Lean A Time-Based Strategy?
Operating lean is the best way to compete on time, says Art Byrne, who notes that every time you remove…
Read article I’m all in on our lean effort but how do I get my managers to be more supportive?
Dear Gemba Coach: As a business unit director, I am fully on board with lean, do gemba walks and support…
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Learning a New Skill II – The Learning Curve
This 10-minute Toyota Kata video (by Mike Boyd and his wife) is a clever visual description of the typical learning…
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3 Steps We Took to Change the Company Culture
The Lean Digital Transformation webinar with Bruno Guicardi, co-founder and president of technology services company CI&T, drew a global audience…
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People Are Not Cars
Tyson Ortiz's challenge in helping his son through a heart transplant clarified to him what a healthcare provider said: "People…
Read article Should producing products with zero defects be my top goal?
Dear Gemba Coach: Is zero defects really the first goal? The number of defects doesn’t necessarily relate to the user’s experience…
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Take Baby Steps Towards Improvement
As you think about your 2019 resolutions, ask yourself if you’re making the change too big and, therefore, too scary,…
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Lean Production Begins with LPPD
To create a "turbo-charged product-creating machine, start by designing clear processes with useful tools and a “people first” culture--which form…
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