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Three Simple Questions All Managers Should Ask Everywhere 0
- Lean Management
- March 3, 2010
A Lean implementation can not be sustained without Lean management. Our management system must change as our production system changes in Lean to maintain the integrity of technical changes over time. A Lean management system comprises of the practices and tools used to monitor, measure, and sustain the operation of Lean production operations. Lean management
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Lean Quote of the Day, February 26, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- February 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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Employee Recognition 0
- Leadership
- February 24, 2010
People basically work for rewards. There are numerous forms of rewards and not everyone enjoys the same rewards. I have found this book by Bob Nelson a great source for ideas on different ways to reward employees. When it comes to rewards in the workplace public employee recognition is one most powerful in terms of
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Meeting Codes of Conduct 0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- February 22, 2010
In a previous post I talked about the use of SPACER (Safety, Purpose, Agenda, Conduct, Expectations, and Roles & Responsibilities) as a technique to improve team meeting efficiency and effectiveness. Safety – is always the top priority, discuss safety protocols like evacuation, PPE or safety equipment needed in the facility, bathroom location, etc. Purpose –
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Lean Quote of the Day February 19, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- February 19, 2010
On Friday’s 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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Mistake Proofing Help 0
- Lean Resources
- February 17, 2010
We all make mistakes, to err is human. The questions are why does it happen and how can you prevent it. Mistake-proofing is the use of process design features to facilitate correct actions, prevent simple errors, or mitigate the negative impact of errors Poka-yoke is Japanese slang for mistake-proofing, a term coined by Shigeo Shingo.
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