2018 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Chance to Start Anew on Your Birthday 0
- Lean Quote
- December 28, 2018
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 Christmas Card Factory 0
- Other
- December 26, 2018
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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Twas The Night Before Christmas 0
- Other
- December 24, 2018
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 plant Machines 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
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Top 10 Lean Leadership Quotes From 2018 0
- Lean Quote
- December 21, 2018
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 this journey because without learning we cannot improve. “An
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Top 10 Lean Tips From 2018 0
- Lean Tips
- December 19, 2018
As 2018 comes to an end and we look toward 2019 I wanted to revisit some tips. The Lean Tips published daily are meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledgeable tidbits about Lean to help you along your journey. Here are the top 10 Lean tips from this past year:
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Top 10 Posts From 2018 0
- A Lean Journey
- December 17, 2018
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 flipped back through the 150 blog posts I have written so
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