December 2012 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Resolutions Start With Self Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- December 28, 2012
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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The Top 10 Posts of 2012 0
- A Lean Journey
- December 27, 2012
As 2012 goes into the history books I want to take a moment to reflect on this past year. Nearly 159,000 people have visited the site this year which is more than double 2011. I posted some 230 articles on the site this year. It has truly been a very positive and full year. Here is a collection of
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Merry Christmas and a Gift for You 0
- Other
- December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas to all A Lean Journey Fans! Lean is a gift to us individually and to organizations empowering and inspiring improvement all around us. This holiday season I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who share the passion for continuous improvement and share in the learning on this blog. As a way
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Twas a 5S Christmas 0
- 5S, Sharing Best Practices
- December 24, 2012
The folks over at Graphic Products received this great holiday poem which they shared in their newsletter. I thought it would be great to share with all of you. Anonymous, 2012 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the plant Machines were not running; production was scant. We’d been forced to shut down and
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Lean Quote: Don’t Try to Boil the Ocean 0
- Lean Quote
- December 21, 2012
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Lean Quote: Actions Speak Louder Than Words 0
- Lean Quote
- December 14, 2012
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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