Tag: Flinchbaugh

We recently released Issue 14 of Lean Progress and it included a brief set of tips on how to apply 5S on email. There...

I am amazed that as long as we've talked about 5S, it still gives companies fits and trouble. Many companies start with 5S because...

On this blog, there have been several discussions and posts about jobs going overseas, not so much from a protectionist and politics standpoint, but...

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...