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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,…
Read article Improving Information Technology Processes with Lean Principles: An Interview with Steve Bell
Steve Bell, a lean IT coach, practitioner, and author is a trailblazer in the use of lean to improve information…
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THE IMPROVEMENT KATA AT AEROJET
Aerojet explains how they're using VSM + the Improvement Kata to connect daily process improvement with the organization's strategy.
Watch video Why audit standard work? And what is the best approach?
Dear Gemba Coach: Can you help me determine the best way to conduct audits of standard work (SW)? The Toyota…
Read article Current and Future Challenges: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Lean Enterprise Institute
LEI CEO John Shook and Founder Jim Womack discuss the state of lean thinking past, present, and a possible future.…
Read article Why isn’t there more emphasis on lean engineering?
Dear Gemba Coach: Why isn’t there more emphasis on lean engineering?
Read article Don’t Just Do Lean; Be Lean
A lean transformation cannot be just one of 10 elements of your strategy, according to former Wiremold Company CEO Art…
Read article Who Owns Your A3? (Part Two)
In this second of two columns, Mark Reich explains why people must own their A3 reports as a means of…
Read article How do I convince senior management to visit the shop floor?
Dear Gemba Coach: How do I convince my senior management to get interested in our kaizen projects? In fact, how…
Read article The Insourcing Boom
From industrial monument to memorial and then back again, the improving fortunes of GE’s huge Appliance Park plant illustrate the…
Read article Jim Womack on Lean Tools As Tools for Creativity
In this video, LEI founder and senior advisor Jim Womack answers the question: "What challenge do you think the lean…
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Helpful Coaching? Part One: Who Says What’s Helpful?
David Verble, a lean practitioner and Lean Enterprise Institute faculty member, offers advice for what kind of coaching is helpful…
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