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Toyota’s Ideas for Good Finalist Show Ingenuity 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- April 25, 2011
A couple of months ago I mentioned Toyota’s new challenge called Ideas for Good. The idea was to take Toyota’s technology to solve a problem to make our world a better place like this idea to help during natural disasters. They have picked the 25 finalist, 5 from each technology category, from all the
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Lean Quote: Lean and Green, Think about Future Generations 0
- Lean Quote
- April 22, 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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Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing: Bring Your Green to Work 0
- Lean and Green, Lean Resources
- April 21, 2011
Environmental improvement and Lean thinking have more in common than many organizations realize. Both encourage businesses to eliminate waste, use resources wisely, and continuously improve the way work gets done. That connection is at the heart of Lean and Green. By looking closely at how energy is consumed throughout a facility, manufacturers can uncover opportunities
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Lean and Green Reduces WASTE 0
- Lean and Green
- April 20, 2011
This Friday (April 22, 2011) is Earth Day so I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the synergy of Lean and Green efforts and techniques to mutually eliminate waste. This combination of thinking can help you make everyday Earth day in your organization. Here is a portion of a popular article I wrote about a year
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Lean Meetings: A Better Way 0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Office
- April 19, 2011
Have you been to a meeting lately that seemed to take forever, drifted off the original objectives and agenda, and left you none the wiser of what was really achieved? By applying Lean thinking you will never have to have that experience again. Lean meetings give Structure, visibility and with a little discipline have the ability
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4 Essential Green Gadgets for Your Lean Kaizen 0
- Lean and Green
- April 18, 2011
Green and Lean should be synergistic not just additive or complementary concepts. The integrated whole of both methodologies is often greater than the sum of the impacts from each approach. The tools in the toolkit for Green and Lean improvements are one in the same. They include techniques like value stream mapping, workplace organization and
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