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Happy Thanksgiving to You!0
- A Lean Journey
- November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving Friends Thanksgiving is a time For reviewing what we treasure, The people we hold dear, Who give us so much pleasure. Without you as my friend, Life would be a bore; Having you in my life Is what I’m thankful for. By Joanna Fuchs www.poemsource.com I would be remiss if I did not take time
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Paul Akers Shares Tips for Morning Meetings 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- November 21, 2012
What’s the point of the morning meeting? Paul Akers says it is about building a team. You can not build a team when the leader is talking. The leader must ask employees questions so they talk. When employees talk you are building a team. What do you ask? Ask them “what bugs you?” Problems are
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #39 0
- Lean Tips
- November 20, 2012
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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Facts Speak For Themselves 0
- Quality
- November 19, 2012
The general causes of troubles in factories arise from wrong knowledge and incorrect operations. To discern what is wrong and what is incorrect we have to launch into a fact finding process. “The Facts.” An overused expression. Everybody assumes he knows, but no one actually knows. One might be reminded of a story of the
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Lean Quote: Four Attributes of an Effective Performance Measurement System 0
- Lean Quote
- November 16, 2012
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 Successes of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma: A Case Study 0
- Guest Post
- November 14, 2012
Those who deal with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing on a frequent basis will be fully aware of the benefits they can have for businesses; dramatic improvements in quality and service, improved customer satisfaction and improved reliability, are just to name a few. But, it’s rare that individuals looking to learn more about the philosophy
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