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  • Debunking Six Common Misconceptions of Standardized Work

    Debunking Six Common Misconceptions of Standardized Work0

    Last week I featured a guest post on standard work as a mechanism for facilitating and empowering improvement. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the baseline for further improvements, and so on. Improving standardized work is

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  • New Sponsor – LeanKit Kanban

    New Sponsor – LeanKit Kanban0

    I am pleased to announce a new sponsor on A Lean Journey Blog – LeanKit Kanban. LeanKit Kanban is tool that was originally conceived for managing software development that has come to be used in lots of other business areas, construction, manufacturing, logistics, fleet vehicle maintenance, etc., for teams from one to hundreds. I have been

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  • Daily Lean Tips Edition #28

    Daily Lean Tips Edition #280

    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: Adversity is an Opportunity for Growth

    Lean Quote: Adversity is an Opportunity for Growth0

    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: Standard Work Enables and Facilitates Improvment

    Guest Post: Standard Work Enables and Facilitates Improvment0

    Today, I am happy to be contributing a guest post on Matt Wrye’s Beyond Lean Blog. Matt posed the question to his readers last month asking what topic they would like to see a series on.  In this series he would ask 4-5 people to write about the chosen topic posting an article a day

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  • Supply and Quality Go Hand In Hand

    Supply and Quality Go Hand In Hand0

    Most companies who want to improve the efficiency of their supply chain focus efforts only on the supply chain process itself. Few realize the impact that quality can have an on the efficiency and speed of the supply chain. Ensuring the quality of incoming raw materials, in-process work, and final product before it is shipped

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