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Talking Lean (Episode #1, 6-14-2013)0
- Podcast
- June 19, 2013
Welcome to Episode 1 of “Talking Lean” with Jeff Hajek (Gotta Go Lean Blog) and Tim McMahon. This show is intended to be a buffet of Lean bites. Jeff and I both have a variety of features that we regularly post on our websites. Unfortunately, great content such as this can get lost in a
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Advancing Quality is a Matter of Customer Focus 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- June 18, 2013
Paul Borawski, CEO of ASQ, asks the influential voices basically how to advance quality so it’s value is fully realized. I pose two questions for your consideration. What is the most important challenge the quality community faces in ensuring that the value of quality is fully realized for the benefit of society? (I could write
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The Right Order of MUDA, MURA and MURI 0
- Lean Basics
- June 17, 2013
When you ask a number of people to explain Lean Manufacturing in one sentence, most of them will answer: “eliminate waste”. The reason is that eliminating waste, or Muda is a relatively easy way of identifying the low hanging fruits for improvement in an organization. However, Muda is not the only ‘M’ Toyota has built
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Lean Quote: Build A Culture of Empathy 0
- Lean Quote
- June 14, 2013
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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Book Review: Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement 0
- Book Review
- June 12, 2013
Jeffrey Liker is at it again with another addition. Building upon his international bestselling Toyota Way series of books, The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement looks critically at lean deployments and identifies the root causes of why most of them fail. The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement by Liker and Franz is a result of
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Techniques for Building Consensus in Workplace 0
- Teamwork
- June 11, 2013
Effective coordination requires the ability of individuals and groups to successfully collaborate. The strength of a meeting lies in the diverse input of its attendees. This diversity can also lead to problems if the group can’t come to a consensus and make decisions, large or small. Consensus means “general agreement” and having that as a
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