June 2014 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Simplicity is the Key to Effective Continuous Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- June 27, 2014
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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Keep Calm and Let the Quality Manager Handle It 0
- In the News, Quality
- June 25, 2014
Yeah, that will work. While a creative idea in the “Keep Calm” series and probably something many of experience this is completely the wrong idea. Quality is not something we can rely on a single person or group to perform. We cannot add it at the end of the line or inspect it into the
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Six Tips for Facilitating a Lean Event 0
- Lean Basics
- June 23, 2014
Kaizen events are opportunities to discuss problems within your organization. The purpose is to find workable solutions to problems within an organization or to find new opportunities for a company. The participants of a Kaizen event are key to the success of it. They need to be engaged, thinking and interacting throughout the entire event.
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Lean Quote: Quality is Really About Customer Service 0
- Lean Quote
- June 20, 2014
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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A CEOs Role In Lean All Is About Involvement 0
- Lean Management
- June 18, 2014
It’s not news that most change initiatives fail because of lack of CEO involvement. Most CEOs are simply delegating responsibility down the workforce ladder to accomplish Lean results. These CEOs often view lean as a tool rather than a business philosophy. Focusing on tools, such as the 5S organization method, will produce limited results because
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #64 (961-975)0
- Lean Tips
- June 16, 2014
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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