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Daily Lean Tips Edition #24 0
- Lean Tips
- December 20, 2011
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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Key Learnings From 2011 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- December 19, 2011
In our strive for continuous knowledge sometimes we fail to look back. Reflecting on our key learnings is an important part of the learning process. My friend Marci Reynolds has done just that in a new post on her blog The Operations Blog. Marci, the Director of Operations at ACI Worldwide, surveyed 12 top operations experts across the globe
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Lean Quote: Hoshin Kanri is the Structure that Creates Results 0
- Lean Quote
- December 16, 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: Applying Electronic Content Management Technology to the 7 TPS wastes 0
- Guest Post
- December 14, 2011
Today I am pleased to introduce a guest post by Samantha McCollough. Samantha is Director of Public Relations at iDatix, an award-winning leader in enterprise content management and business automation solutions. When not writing, she enjoys Scuba Diving, spending time with her dogs and painting. Follow her on Twitter to see her daily antics @smccollo. Lean
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Use the Catchball Process to Reduce Ambiguity 0
- Lean Management
- December 13, 2011
To reduce ambiguity and misinterpretation during the planning phase of Hoshin Kanri management uses a fact-based inter-level negotiation process known as “Catchball”. The word “catchball” denotes a simple social game in Japan in which a circle of young children throw a baseball back and forth. It metaphorically describes a participative process that uses iterative planning
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Hoshin Kanri: Setting Management’s Compass for Alignment 0
- Lean Management
- December 12, 2011
If management by objectives is so deficient in communicating direction and ensuring cross-functional coordination, then how can managers develop, communicate, and monitor their corporate road maps? The answer is to find an alternative management methodology to disseminate and implement strategic policy in a turbulent operating environment. Such a planning process already exists. The Japanese call
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