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What personal qualities should I work on to improve my practice of lean?
Dear Gemba Coach: What personal qualities should I work on to improve how I practice lean?
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The Cascade of Hoshin
A recent gemba walk at a Toyota plant reveals how the company operationalizes its hoshin plan — in this case,…
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PD C+ A+ In the Classroom
Looking back on her time as a teacher through a lean lens, the author suggests how the process of education…
Read article Why haven’t lean tools changed our culture?
Dear Gemba Coach: I’m part of a team that has been tasked to implement lean tools across the company to…
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Thinking About Waste Helps Build A Learning Culture Everywhere
Developing people to reduce waste in everything from using toilets to saving one second of work is key to creating…
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What is Lean Product & Process Development (LPPD)?
This animation offers an overview of this proven approach to new product, process, and service development.
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Dear Gemba Coach: Financial results do not allow me to have excess people. After two years of struggling, I'm thinking…
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Lean Lessons from Tesla
This piece throws no shade at Tesla, a company that serves as a highly-charged conduit for many a heated debate…
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Clarifying the ‘5 Whys’ Problem-Solving Method
This brief animation offers a detailed explanation of one way to discover a problem's root cause.
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Ep. 10 Port to Plate, Lean Changes the Restaurant Industry with Legal Sea Foods’ Executive Chef Rich Vellante
Can the restaurant industry change they way they've worked for decades? Legal Sea Foods has been on their lean journey…
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Ugly Babies, Silent Enemies and Other Short Stories from a Continuous Improvement Conference
Besides the lessons, challenges, and results that belong to a company’s lean transformation, there are personal journeys as well. Here’s…
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Ask Art: Why Should I Be Able to Make Every Product Every Day?
Working on the goal of "every product every day" helps all companies realize the benefits of lean as a strategy,…
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