2016 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Cheers to a New Year and Another Chance For Us To Get It Right 0
- Lean Quote
- December 30, 2016
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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5S – Twas the Night Before Christmas!0
- 5S, Lean Fun
- December 28, 2016
Merry Christmas ! I thought it would be great to share this fun poem with all of you. Anonymous, 2012 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the plantMachines were not running; production was scant.We’d been forced to shut down and were incurring large fees,Cause one of the workers dropped a wrench in line
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Merry Christmas – The Neverending Christmas Card Factory 0
- Exercises/Games, Lean Fun
- December 26, 2016
I know Christmas is over but there is still something to learn from making Christmas cards. The following video explains Lean thinking principles from kids making cards for their families. Now this video is not too different than many others that explain the difference between the traditional push and a better pull manufacturing process. But
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Lean Quote: Christmas Spirit Every Day 0
- Lean Quote
- December 23, 2016
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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Top 10 Posts of 2016 0
- A Lean Journey
- December 21, 2016
The end of the year is traditionally a time to look back and reflect. One way to reflect is to evaluate popular blog posts. I have been taking time to reflect on the year that was and as part of that reflection I have flicked back through the 150 blog posts I have written so
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Book Review: Lean Health 0
- Book Review
- December 19, 2016
It’s the time of year when people start to think of resolutions (personal improvement) for the coming year. Many have a goal to reduce weight and improve health. As a Lean practitioner I am always interested to see how people have applied Lean thinking to improve their environment. Paul Akers, well known Lean enthusiast with
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