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Lean Quote: It’s About The Journey and Sometimes It Starts With Failure0
- Lean Quote
- July 22, 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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Lean, What’s in a Name From Those Who Label It0
- Lean Definition, Sharing Best Practices
- July 21, 2011
The Willington Companies is a local company that I interact with in our Lean Network. They are a family owned business in Connecticut using Lean manufacturing to stay competitive and grow their business. The Willington Companies have been a great example of Lean manufacturing in the last few years. They recently published a video from
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Guest Post: What Could Be Easier? The 4 Step Deming Cycle0
- Guest Post
- July 19, 2011
Today’s guest post is brought to you by my friend and fellow blogger Christian Paulsen. Christian helps companies optimize performance. He is a Lean – TPM facilitator and adds value to organizations by driving continuous process improvements and bottom line cost savings. Christian is a Consultant who brings 20 years of manufacturing leadership experience and Lean
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Guest Post: How Does Your Hospital Give Excellent Service?0
- Guest Post
- July 18, 2011
For today’s guest post I am happy to have my friend Brian Buck talk about Lean in Healthcare. Brian is an internal Lean consultant at a hospital in Washington State. He blogs at http://improvewithme.com and can be found on Twitter as http://twitter.com/brianbuck. A frequent driver for Lean in hospitals is to improve clinical outcomes to
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Guest Lean Quote: Root Causes Should Make Solutions Clear0
- Lean Quote
- July 15, 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: It’s Better Than Stuffing Your Ears With Wax0
- Guest Post
- July 14, 2011
I am pleased to present a guest post by Daniel Markovitz. Dan is president of TimeBack Management, a consulting firm specializing in the application of lean concepts to individual and group work. He is a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute and teaches at the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program. He also teaches a
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Guest Post: Lean Sales and Marketing – Not without a new Toolset!0
- Guest Post
- July 13, 2011
Joe Dager, owner of Business901 specializes in bringing the continuous improvement process to the sales and marketing arena. Joe has owned and operated companies involved in retail, manufacturing and professional services that include several turnarounds and growth companies. He has authored the books The Lean Marketing House, Marketing with A3 and Marketing with PDCA. Think
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Guest Post: Second Try at My Personal Kanban0
- Guest Post
- July 12, 2011
Today I am pleased to share a guest post from my friend Matt Wrye who blogs at Beyond Lean. With Matt’s 10+ years of lean implementation and problem solving experience, he is able to draw on his successes and failures to tackle new challenges by presenting fresh perspectives and results-driven solutions. Through his exposure to multiple
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Vacation Brings A Collection of Exceptional Guest Posts0
- A Lean Journey, Guest Post
- July 11, 2011
Over the next several days I will be on vacation taking some much needed time with my family. Every year for the last 14 years we head to New Hampshire for several days to take in the NASCAR race. It is a great time for sun, fun, camping, and high speed action. I have been
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