May 2010 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote of the Day, May 28th, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- May 28, 2010
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 Improvement the FastCap Way 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- May 26, 2010
In Lean we strive for a culture in which everyone in the company makes small improvements to their work environment everyday. Many organizations start with large activities with titles like Kaizen or improvement events. This is necessary in the beginning to create the conditions for change. You need to teach people how and why to
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First Year Hansei 0
- A Lean Journey
- May 24, 2010
One year ago today I started A Lean Journey and I thought some hansei was in order. Hansei is Japanese for “self-reflection”. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved. Without hansei you stop learning. It is important to go back and
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Lean Quote of the Day, May 21, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- May 21, 2010
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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Kanban for Personal Management 0
- Lean Resources, Visual Factory
- May 19, 2010
About a month ago I came across a great concept called the Personal Kanban that I wanted to share. Taiichi Ohno created the first kanban to communicate with workers how much work needed to get done and how much got done. Kanban is a Japanese term meaning “sign” or “signboard”. A kanban does three main
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Inefficiency Through Default Meeting Times 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- May 17, 2010
This past week there has been a lot of discussion about the 45 minute 45 minute meeting from TimeBridge. TimeBridge, an online scheduling site, has set their default meeting time to 45 minutes instead of 60 minutes. They suggest these “5 Rules of the 45 Minute Meeting” to help you get started: •Plan ahead: Develop
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