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Avoiding the 8 Wastes of Lean While Working from Home

April 27, 2020

Millions of workers across the globe have suddenly transitioned to working from home. There are many practical and physiological challenges...

3 Noteworthy Continuous Improvement Books from 2019

December 17, 2019

Every year, the collective wisdom about how to lead organizations and engage in continuous improvement continues to grow. Many of the core...

Should Lean Tools Be Used for Every Improvement?

October 14, 2019

The Lean Linchpin: Middle Managers

July 29, 2019

A linchpin is a fastener passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. The term is also used figuratively, according to...

How’s Your Lean Software Implementation Working Out?

July 23, 2019

We’re not going to lie. Implementing any kind of software solution in an organization is not easy. First, you must make sure you select a...

6 Things People Need to Hear About Kaizen Events

July 5, 2019

With more and more companies in almost every industry adopting the Lean management approach or at least taking a few pages from it, Kaizen...

Which Lean Manufacturing Tools Can Improvement Software Enhance?

May 22, 2019

One of the reasons that the Lean manufacturing business methodology is so popular with companies in every industry is that it comes...

The Lean Manufacturing Cheat Sheet

February 22, 2023

I created dozens of cheat sheets during my high school and college career. Don’t worry; I didn’t use them to cheat on the test. I found...

Why Some Hoshin Kanri Implementations Go Wrong

April 11, 2019

Hoshin Kanri is a strategy deployment approach that is popular with organizations using the Lean or Six Sigma business methodology and...