Tag: Andon
My Shingo Webinar Recording on Learning from Mistakes and More
I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar hosted by my friends at the Shingo Institute, where I presented on the topic of...
Demystifying Toyota’s Andon System: How It Works and Common Misconceptions
There's a common misconception about Toyota's "Andon" system, often expressed as:
"When a team member pulls the cord, the line stops."
But that's not entirely accurate,...
Celebration of Errors From Aerospace to Tech Companies: The Lean Journey...
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My guest for Episode #489 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ward Vuillemot, a seasoned...
Lessons in Problem-Solving: How We Fixed Broken Blog Comments on Lean...
Long story short: Things were broken on my blog where readers couldn't comment. That's now fixed. But I'll share the story of my problem...
3 Instances in 1 Day: Problems, Mistakes, and Countermeasures (Short-Term and...
I don't blog about every mistake I make (although it might seem otherwise, sometimes). I do try to share stories that might help illustrate...
Keith Champion on the Lucid (Motors) Production System
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My guest for Episode #410 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is...
Episode #10 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: The Grinch Stole our...
In Episode 10 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh do their best to work through technology issues, as the Grinch clearly didn't...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 25, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
If you set a target without providing a clear path on how you want it achieved, and then punish staff when they fail...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 11, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Transformation and quality improvement is rarely sustained without changing management behaviours and management systems. John Toussaint writes about the challenges...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: September 27, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Globally, at least 5 patients die every minute due to unsafe care. For Patient Safety Week, the World Health Organization...
How Checklists and the “Andon Cord” Concept Can Help With Webinars
For years, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have used checklists when prepping for and running our various webinars via KaiNexus. You can join us...
Leaders & Lean: We Need to Better Support Doctors and Other...
When surgeons have no better options than complaining about process problems on LinkedIn, are their leaders and organizations really properly supporting them? In this post, we'll explore questions of blame, accountability, and engaging people in process improvement... being of better service to them.