Article
Why Lean Startup Experiments are Hard to Design
Grace Ng, co-founder of Javelin (a software and services company dedicated to implementing Lean Startup), reflects on what she's learned helping entrepreneurs launch products and…
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Developing a Problem-Solving Culture at Herman Miller: An Interview with Lean Practitioners George Mason and Dan Bos
In this interview from the Lean Coaching Summit in December 2012, George Mason, a Herman Miller Performance System (HMPS) manager, and Dan Bos, an operations…
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Article
The Making of a Chief Engineer
“I am calling to ask you to accept the role of Chief Engineer for the Excavator Product Line,” said the Vice President responsible for Caterpillar’s…
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Article
Making Things Better - Visual Value in Health Information Management
Have you ever struggled to make "invisible work" visual for your leadership? Laura Shue of the University of Michigan Health System certainly has - two…
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Article
The Value of Key Performance Indicators in a Lean Transformation
We all know to watch out for key performance indicators (KPIs) in the workplace - but are you tracking the RIGHT KPIs? Ernie and Tracey…
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Article
Ask Art: Why do you say the CEO needs to become a lean expert?
A key first step for any CEO leading a lean conversion is to call 1-800-lean-consultant to find an expert to train the VP of operations…
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Article
Improve Design Team Collaboration: A Beginner's Guide to Setting Up an Obeya Room
Stuck getting your obeya off the ground? Learn how to set up a successful obeya room and watch your team collaboration soar.
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Article
Practicing Lean Fundamentals in an Office Environment
Applying lean principles in service organizations and administrative processes within manufacturing companies often confounds companies. Lean faculty member and author Drew Locher offers four key…
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Article
How Lean Changes You as a Leader
Few business leaders in the world have applied lean strategy as successfully as has Art Byrne, former CEO of The Wiremold Company -- and none…
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Video
Art of Lean on Work & Waste, Part 2: Overproduction
Take a closer look at and gain an in-depth understanding of the waste overproduction with Art of Lean, Incorporated President Art Smalley.
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Article
Do andons apply to software development?
Dear Gemba Coach: I work in software development, and I really don’t see how andon applies – what am I missing?
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Article
Where to Start in Engineering
Dear Gemba Coach: I’m in charge of the engineering department in our company and the CEO has asked me to start with lean. I’ve been reading…
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Article
You Can't Learn Lean by Talking About It
Larry Navarre, instructor at Kettering University with 20 years experience in industry, shares what he's learned about teaching lean thinking.
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Article
Practical, Actionable Tips for Re-Engaging People with a Suggestion System, Part 2
Companies, responding to surveys showing that a troubling number of people are disengaged at work, respond with perks like nap pods, rock walls, and free…
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Article
Isn’t the obsession with problem solving unnecessarily negative and depressing?
Dear Gemba Coach: Isn’t the obsession with problem solving unnecessarily negative and depressing?
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Article
What is leader standard work?
Dear Gemba Coach: Is there such thing as a leader standard work, and, if so, what is it?
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Article
Think You Know Your Warehouse or Distribution Center? Think Again
Most warehouse and distribution center managers lack the detailed knowledge needed for a lean transformation. Traditional management approaches often result in adding waste to cope…
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Book
Welcome Problems, Find Success - Creating Toyota Cultures Around the World
In this book, author Nate Furuta, former chair and CEO of Toyota Boshoku America Inc., shares his decades of experience directly leading the establishment of Toyota…
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Article
Working on the Management
Effective daily management is still hard to achieve for most organizations, says Jim Womack. But until line managers start tackling problems first hand as they…
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Article
Why Lean Is the Strategy We Need For Today's World
In a recent Lean Post article, Peter Ward noted that “lean is not a strategy per se but can be much more important than strategy.”…
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