Tag: Flinchbaugh

I can't count how many times I've said that there is no recipe for lean. You must chart your lean journey based on both...

by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanSome of you have read the beginning of my Leading Lean A-Z. You can see the...

To celebrate the 50th LeanBlog Podcast, the tables are turned. Guest host Jamie Flinchbaugh chats with me, Mark Graban, about the history of my...

I will be standing in for LeanBlog founder and podcast host Mark Graban for the upcoming 50th podcast. While I clearly will not be...

By Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWe all struggle with taking continuous improvement from a department or process level to an enterprise...

by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWhat's the purpose of thinking about work as a value stream? Is it just a buzzword?...

Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement The link above is an online video presentation by Jamie Flinchbaugh, courtesy of IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe to...

As some of you know, I've been answering questions on lean in partnership with Bosch Rexroth both on their newsletter and through the recently...

For a long time, we have been saying that leadership is one of the top reasons that lean efforts fail. Many have begun to...

Why do many of our best companies move to China or other countries? Some do it for the lower labor rates, but just as...

Lean is very prevalent in manufacturing because manufacturing needs so much help. Jobs are being lost and profits and struggling, and so lean is...

This particular post is about as overdue as my contributions to LeanBlog, but it's always better to be late than never. Given how far...