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Quote of the Day 11/27/090
- Lean Quote
- November 27, 2009
On Friday’s 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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Point of Use Storage for Shine0
- Sharing Best Practices
- November 24, 2009
Whether you work in a factory or in an office we all have to clean our work spaces. I am sure many these day contract cleaning services to some degree. Nonetheless cleaning floors is a necessary part of a shine routine. When mopping floors hopefully you use safe practices and utilize signs to signal the
READ MOREDefining the Problem Statement0
- Lean Basics, Quality
- November 23, 2009
Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote illustrates an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve
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Quote of the Day 11/20/090
- Lean Quote
- November 20, 2009
On Friday’s 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
READ MOREA Lean Journey Now on Twitter and LinkedIn0
- A Lean Journey
- November 19, 2009
There are now more ways to stay connected to A Lean Journey and keep informed of all the updates. Join the newly created LinkedIn group A Lean Journey LinkedIn Group. All the posts from this blog will feed this group. This allows anyone in the group to post and/or discuss lean news items from any
READ MOREThe Key to Upcoming Retention Concerns is Recognition0
- In the News, Lean Management
- November 18, 2009
A WSJ article yesterday talked about a growing concern for businesses to retain top talent. The author indicates that based on historical data workers will look elsewhere as the economy improves. This would pose a significant problem to those employers who may have weeded out weak performers while keeping top performers during this recession. A
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What is Lean?0
- Lean Definition
- November 16, 2009
A reader studying quality management and researching Lean recently asked me, what is Lean really about? In realizing that I have never fully defined my view of Lean on this blog I thought I should. Let me preface this by saying it is difficult to succinctly define Lean in way that would capture the breadth
READ MOREQuote of the Day 11/13/090
- Lean Quote
- November 13, 2009
I am going to try a new thing here at A Lean Journey Blog. On Friday’s 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
READ MORELean Is About More than the Myths0
- Lean Definition
- November 12, 2009
It is important when you are starting out your lean journey to understand what Lean is really about. Steve Cook, a former Dell Computer supply chain executive and newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com recently took time to explain three common myths about Lean. Myth #1: Lean = Job Cuts “If done well, Lean
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