Tim McMahon, Author at aleanjourney

Lean Quote: No Replacement For Family Time 0
- Lean Quote
- December 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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Top 10 Posts from 2021 0
- A Lean Journey
- December 15, 2021
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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10 Reasons for Unnecessary Costs that Lead to Poor Value 0
- Lean Basics
- December 13, 2021
There is little doubt that engineers and designers are well aware of the need to minimize cost, and in most instances, they are anxious to receive and use better cost information. However, there are other reasons why unnecessary cost occurs in the products they are specifying. The most frequent reasons unnecessary cost is found in
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Lean Quote: Gratitude Always Leads to Generosity 0
- Lean Quote
- December 10, 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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