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10 Things to Avoid During a Kaizen 0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices
- December 6, 2010
Kaizen is the Japanese name for continuous improvement. While Kaizen is really about improvement involving everyone everyday it is often associated with a structured event. Kaizen events fill the gap between individual, very local improvement initiatives and bigger initiatives such as value stream improvement. They are essential to get cross-functional and multi-level teams involved in
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Lean Quote – Inventory Buffers A Lack of Information 0
- Lean Quote
- December 3, 2010
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 in the Fast Lane 0
- Lean in Practice
- December 2, 2010
Earlier this year I was fortunate to work with MassMEP to create a unique training opportunity for one of our facilities. The goal was to support transformation in a rather challenging area of our unionized plant, the maintenance trades. We thought learning about Lean in this fun and energizing way would win them over. We have seen many Lean improvements
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Guest Post: Creation vs Management 0
- Guest Post
- November 29, 2010
Today I am pleased to share a guest post from my friend David Piacitelli. David is the president of Top Line Systems, a company that focuses on the next generation sales organization for manufacturing companies. He is a fellow AME member and supports the Northeast Region Board to share best practices. With David’s sales background he brings a
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Lean Quote: Thank You 0
- Lean Quote
- November 26, 2010
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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Happy Thanksgiving 0
- A Lean Journey
- November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving Friends Thanksgiving is a time For reviewing what we treasure, The people we hold dear, Who give us so much pleasure. Without you as my friend, Life would be a bore; Having you in my life Is what I’m thankful for. By Joanna Fuchs www.poemsource.com I wanted to take this time to thank all
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