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Lean Thinking in Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Takes Wing at FedEx Express
The FedEx Express lean initiative at its repair and maintenance facility at Los Angeles International Airport just began in December…
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From Modern Management to Lean Management
Jim Womack presented to the Honda Supplier Lean Network Conference on May 14, 2009 on the topic of 'Modern' Management…
Read article Toyota, Too, Is Looking to Cut Costs
Toyota employees meet in a large "war room" at a plant in Woodstock, Ontario -- called an obeya in Japanese -- to find nearly $100…
Read article Forward to Fundamentals Redux – Kaizen Express
Thanks to those of you who joined last week’s webinar. We had some great questions, only a few of which…
Read article Forward to Fundamentals Webinar with Jim Womack and John Shook
In recent years, most discussions around lean transformation have understandably evolved toward more managerial and strategic matters. Yet there remains…
Read article Thinking About Buffers and Production Systems (Birth of Lean Chapter IV – “The Evolution of Buffers at Toyota” – Kaneyoshi Kusunoki )
John Shook: "This week I continue my indulgence in exploring the Birth of Lean with a look at another chapter…
Read article Repurpose Before You Restructure
One of my favorite questions when meeting with senior leaders of enterprises is, "What is your organization's purpose?"
Read article Michikazu Tanaka of Daihatsu on “What I Learned from Taiichi Ohno”
This week (and in some future columns as well, no doubt) I’ll indulge my deep interest in the history of…
Read article Forward to Fundamentals Webinar with John Shook and Jim Womack, Written Transcript
In recent years, most discussions around lean transformation have understandably evolved toward more managerial and strategic matters. Yet there remains…
Read article And You Forgot About Overproduction
John Shook discusses waste - specifically, overproduction
Read article ThedaCare Improved Outcomes with Lean Management
This article provides a summary of ThedaCare's lean journey, including improvements in their radiation oncology department. From the article:"The results…
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