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Personal Kanban Kaizen 0
- Lean Office, Sharing Best Practices, Visual Factory
- August 30, 2010
A couple of months ago I talked about a kanban for personal management. This concept had two desirable elements: 1) Visualizing your work 2) Limiting your work. In my previous visual task board I found prioritization meaningless. Tasks are either important or not. If it is important then put it on the list. If not
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Lean Quote: The Practice of Leadership 0
- Lean Quote
- August 27, 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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Why is Lean Office more difficult than Lean Production?0
- Lean Office, Sharing Best Practices
- August 26, 2010
I am a proud participant of the Western Massachusetts Lean Network. This is a network of Lean thinkers at various stages of their journey whose goal is to share best practices within the network as a way for all of us to continue learning. The Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP) is the host of our
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Is Lean Government the Next Frontier?0
- In the News, Lean in Practice
- August 25, 2010
In a recent post Jon Miller mentioned Paul Anker, who is running for US Senate on a Lean platform, has started LeanAmerica.org. Lean America is all about helping government organizations throughout America learn and implement lean thinking; by empowering their workers to continuously improve, eliminate waste, and to add value for all Americans. Related to
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Quick Changeover in Lean Manufacturing 0
- Lean Basics
- August 23, 2010
What Is a Quick Changeover? In Lean Manufacturing, Quick Changeover refers to the process of converting a machine, production line, or process from running one product to another in the shortest possible time. Changeover durations can range from a few minutes to several weeks, particularly in industries such as automotive manufacturing where large-scale retooling
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Lean Quote: Top Disney Quotes 0
- Lean Quote
- August 20, 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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