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Remembering September 11th Ten Years Later0
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- September 11, 2011
Ten years ago on September 11th The United States of America was attacked by a terrorist organization (al-Qaeda) led by Osama bin Laden. On September 11, 2001 on American soil, terrorist hijacked four planes. Two of them planes purposely crashed into the World Trades Center towers. The third struck the Pentagon and the last, Flight
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Lean Quote: Gang up on the Problem, Not Each Other0
- Lean Quote
- September 9, 2011
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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Guest Post: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…0
- Guest Post, Lean and Green
- September 8, 2011
Today’s post is by Rich Hoover, the Director of Sustainability for Libbey Glass, global manufacturers of drinking glasses and other glass tableware. Libbey has been working at integrating Lean into their global operations since 2004 and have recognized sustainability as a business imperative since early 2010. In this post Rich explains the important hierarchy of the
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #190
- Lean Tips
- September 7, 2011
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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Advice on Creating a Kaizen Event Charter0
- Lean Basics
- September 6, 2011
A reader recently asked me share some suggestions on a Kaizen/Team Charter. So before we get into that it is important to note that while I like to strive for small incremental improvements daily larger scale events also have a necessary place in continuous improvement. This is especially true for most in the early years
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Celebrating the Worker This Labor Day0
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- September 5, 2011
Labor Day celebrations have come a long way since the turn of the century. It’s not so much an honoring of the workers anymore. It’s just an opportunity to get off work, and celebrate the end of summer (if that’s something to celebrate). Many people see the Labor Day weekend as merely an opportunity for
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Lean Quote: People Want More Recognition0
- Lean Quote
- September 2, 2011
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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Make a Statement about Manufacturing in America0
- Lean Resources
- September 1, 2011
The North American Shingo Prize recognizes business excellence in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was established to create increased awareness, development, and implementation of lean manufacturing principles and techniques. The goal of the North American Shingo Prize is to make manufacturing facilities and other industries more competitive in the global marketplace, illustrating how world-class results
READ MOREThe Lean Desk, Evolution of Continuous Improvement0
- Sharing Best Practices
- August 30, 2011
Recently, I wrote about the importance of the stand-up desk for health and ergonomics. Have you changed the way you think about a conventional office yet? If you are still contemplating this or you need some ideas to get you started then I have a video for you. Paul Akers takes you on his lean
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