A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of November,
2012. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
When
Did Manufacturing Become a Dirty Word? – Pamela Kan debunks 5 myths
regarding the lack of excitement surrounding manufacturing.
Don’t
Let Perfection Be a Barrier to Improvement – Jeff Hajek says while
perfection is the goal; don’t let it stop you from making improvements
continually.
Using
Ideal Condition to Describe Perfection – Gregg Stocker advocates that the
path forward comes from determining the gap between the ideal state and the
current state.
Showing
True Respect by Going to the Gemba – Brian Collyer looks at the important
link of respect for people and the practice of going to the Gemba.
Managing
Sandy's Aftermath: Emergency Response Personal Kanban – Jim Benson and
Tonianne DeMaria Barry share a personal kanban system in the aftermath of
Hurricane Sandy.
You
Must Teach a Man to Fish – Matt Wrye explains why it is important for Lean
Leaders to teach others to think and behave with Lean principles than to do it
for them.
Lean
Leadership: A Lean Enterprise Starts With People - Tim Hall says the
foundation of a Lean Enterprise has everything to do with people.
Eight
Ways to Avoid the Kaizen Roach Motel – Mark Hamel shares 8 ways to ensure
the ideas you have regarding continuous improvement gets heard and implemented.
Process
Before Technology – Matt Wrye reminds us that technology should be designed
to support the process not the other way round.
My
Tried and True Lean Leadership Practices - Susie Sterling offers some tried
and true, basic Lean Leadership best practices from experience.
Direction,
Alignment, and Commitment – Dragan Bosnjak shares 3 elements that great
leaders must follow in order to be successful.
The Greatest Waste
– John Hunter talks about the waste of human knowledge and skill and why this
is so critical to improve.
Leadership
- Going to Gemba with a Purpose – Al Norval explains the purpose with which
leaders should go to the Gemba.
From
Dumb Luck to Deserved Success – Dave Krebs reminds us that leadership
matters in a Lean organization to be successful.
Becoming
a Transforming Leader - What does your Daily Standard Work Reflect? –
Michael Kellner shares several transforming leader traits and how your standard
work matters.
Challenging
Challenge in the Toyota Way – Jon Miller explains the Toyota Production
System and the importance challenge has in success.
Mitigating
"Mura," or Unevenness – Michel Baudin explains Mura and talks
about the impact of unevenness on processes.
The Lean System Comprises Three Loops in
Fact: Design, Make, Sell – Pascal Dennis answers the question of lean
adoption within the sales organization.
If the CEO sees Lean as Business
Strategy, He/She will Involve Sales from Day One – Art Byrne explains the
importance of adding sales into the Lean transformation from the start.
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