September 2021 - aleanjourney

Lean Roundup #148 – September 2021 0
- Lean Roundup
- September 29, 2021
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of September 2021. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Coaching Problem Solvers at Toyota – Jon Miller expounds on how people at Toyota develop problem solvers through coaching. Your Problem Solving Spectrum – Jamie Flinchbaugh says that while there
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Lean 101: An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing 0
- In the News, Lean Basics, Lean Definition, Quality, Quality Magazine
- September 27, 2021
Source: Smederevac / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images I recently authored the below article on Lean 101: An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing for Quality Magazine and wanted to share with A Lean Journey audience. Creating a good foundation of Lean starts with learning the fundamentals. The core idea of lean is to
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Lean Quote: 3 Communication Principles to Get Your Ideas Across 0
- Lean Quote
- September 24, 2021
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 Tips Edition #177 (Tips #2866 – 2880)0
- Lean Tips
- September 22, 2021
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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The Eight Guiding Principles of Supply Chain Improvement 0
- Lean Basics
- September 20, 2021
To balance customers’ demands with the need for profitable growth, many companies have moved aggressively to improve supply chain management. To avoid a very real tug of war between the customer’s demand and the company’s need for improvement supply chain managers are starting to recognize two important things. First, they think about the supply chain
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Lean Quote: Management is Nothing More than Motivating Other People 0
- Lean Quote
- September 17, 2021
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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