Does A Lean Organization Abandon Information Technology?

"Stop using all information technology and do everything manually!"

What would be our reaction if the leadership in our company made this...

Standard Work - Do’s and Don’ts

A couple of weeks ago, a resident at New York Methodist Hospital noticed that the overhead PA system didn't appear to be working properly...

How Customer Driven Organizations use Value Stream Mapping

Value stream mapping is a system of visualizing the connection of every action or process required to produce a product to the value it...

Lean Technology: An Oxymoron?

You Don't Have to Choose

In the Lean community, there are many who warn against the use of Lean technology, if not bad-mouthing it...

Continuous Improvement: A Key Part of a Lean Management System

Continuous Improvement Never Ends

A few years ago I was talking with the CEO of a large US corporation about Lean management. I asked him...

Good Business Practices are Lean Business Practices

Lean is All Around Us

Think you don’t use Lean practices in your daily life, in your work, in your business? Think again. Lean is all...