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The Missing M & M 0
- Lean Basics
- March 8, 2017
In today’s economy many companies are looking for cost savings. Eliminating muda (waste) is the focus of most lean manufacturing efforts. But two other M’s are just as important to making lean work. In fact, focusing on only the eight wastes of muda can actually hamper productivity. Lean is about the elimination of muda, muri,
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Yokoten, Best Practice Sharing Across Everywhere 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- March 6, 2017
Yokoten is a Japanese term that can be roughly translated as “across everywhere.” In the Japanese lean system, it is used to mean “best practice sharing.” Yokoten, the term Toyota adopted to capture the idea of horizontal transfer of information and knowledge across an organization. Yokoten encourages sharing of data across the organization. To Yokoten
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Lean Quote: Happiness Is An Attitude 0
- Lean Quote
- March 3, 2017
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 Tips Edition #106 (1591 – 1605)0
- Lean Tips
- February 27, 2017
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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Lean Quote: Leadership Is Service, Not Position 0
- Lean Quote
- February 24, 2017
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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30 Ways to Be the Leader You Always Wanted to Be 0
- Leadership
- February 22, 2017
Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”— John F. Kennedy Leadership is a continuous learning process that has to be mastered if one would like to become an effective leader. The following are some
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