A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of July,
2017. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Drive Out Fear
– Ron Pereira shares a story as reminder, and warning,
that no organization is exempt from the perils of fear.
Lean Manufacturing- Top
10 Lean Manufacturing Companies – Pete Abila shares a list of
companies excelling at Lean manufacturing.
Change: Desire,
Ability, Reason, Need, and Commitment (or That DARNCAT) – Mark Graban says nobody
can force anybody else to change especially when it comes to embracing Lean or
Kaizen.
Chasing perfection is
killing your supply chain – Alexa Cheater says to prevent the
destruction of your supply chain by one unexpected event, find the balance
between improving forecast accuracy and enabling a more responsive supply
chain.
All Systems Must
Support Humanity – Including Lean – Pascal Dennis advocates practicing
what he call the “Warm Heart Principle”: Easy on the people, hard on the
process.
Ask Art: Is there a
conflict between automation/IT and lean? – Art Byrne says lean and automation
or IT solutions are compatible, but only if you use lean first to eliminate the
waste before you leap into expensive whiz-bang solutions.
The Importance of
Critical Thinking and Challenging Assumptions – John Hunter says
an important factor to effectively practice management improvement ideas is a
culture that encourages critical thinking as well as challenging claims,
decisions and assumptions.
Should You Know Why
Before You Know How?
– Michel Baudin explains why up front explanations of
principles are not persuasive to manufacturing professionals and the right
place to start.
The State of This
Restaurant’s Suggestion Box Didn’t Really Surprise Me Much
– Mark Graban discusses the flaws with suggestion boxes
and shares an alternative approach, kaizen.
The Horse, the Carriage
and the Carriage Fee – Jon Miller uses a common idiom/proverb to talk about
customer focused improvement and eliminating waste.
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