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Customizing Lean Your Way0
- Lean Resources
- May 26, 2011
It is important that you apply Lean thinking to solve your own problems. Since every business and industry is different the problems are also different. While we can all learn from each other we must customize our solution if we want the countermeasure to be effective and sustained. A common area you see custom solutions
READ MOREDaily Lean Tips Edition #140
- Lean Tips
- May 25, 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
READ MOREA Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet – Lean vs Operational Excellence0
- In the News
- May 24, 2011
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet which means what matters is what something is, not what it is called. A recent article got me thinking about this and the waste of needing to go beyond Lean to “Operational Excellence”. Kevin Duggan, President of Duggan
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Second Year Hansei at A Lean Journey0
- A Lean Journey
- May 23, 2011
Two years ago today I started this blog and as I did last year hansei or self reflection is appropriate and necessary. I believe without stopping and looking at where you have been it is hard to move forward. Like in Lean this too has been a journey. Let me start by revisiting my
READ MORELean Quote: Spend Less Time and Energy By Solving Problems0
- Lean Quote
- May 20, 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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8 Ways to Develop Winning Teams in Lean Organizations Replayed0
- Webinar
- May 19, 2011
Jeff Hajek and Tim McMahon discuss how to develop a winning team in a Lean company. In the April, 2011 episode of their live Lean broadcast, they dive into some practical tips about how to improve the performance of the people working in a continuous improvement culture–all in a way that preserves job satisfaction.
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Lean Manufacturing Presentation from EASTEC 20110
- In the News
- May 18, 2011
Yesterday, while at EASTEC, The East Coast’s Largest Annual Manufacturing Event, I have a chance to listen to a number of great presentations on Lean topics. One of them was from Peter Lariviere, Lista International Corporation CEO, where he describes Lista’s Lean journey. This CEO seems to really understand Lean. He provides a great definition
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Book Review: Personal Kanban – Mapping Work/Navigating Flow0
- Book Review
- May 17, 2011
It was about a year ago while searching for a productivity tool for myself that I came across the Personal Kanban system by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry. Now they have published a book detailing their system called Personal Kanban: Mapping Work/Navigating Life. Most books on productivity focus on doing more but Jim and
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Lean at Home: My Visual Schedule0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- May 16, 2011
I am often asked if I practice Lean at home. In my experience true Lean practitioners don’t separate home and work. They can’t shut it off. They are trained to find waste and put countermeasures in place to improve the situation. I am continually teaching my family about Lean so we can make things easier and better. I
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