Tag: Kaizen

Why Traditional Suggestion Boxes Don’t Work

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I saw this in a workplace, posted by a union. But, you know, as a Lean practitioner, I couldn't agree with this cartoon...

Norm Bodek on the new Shingo Book

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The following is a message from Norman Bodek, printed with his permission. ----------------------------- Dear Lean Blog readers, Dr. Shingo was the co-discover of TPS/LEAN. A NEW SHIGEO SHINGO...

Reader Question: Managing Suggestions

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Here is a question from a Lean Blog reader, posted with permission. Here's something to chew on with your Monday morning coffee. ...

Updated: My Personal Kaizen for the Day

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Watching the news about the tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota, it's easy to feel helpless, what can we do if something like that happens...

The First Lean Dentist

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I recorded my Podcast interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, "The First Lean Dentist," last night. What a treat it has been to talk...

A Kaizen Event Story

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By Jean Cunningham:Just a quick story of a kaizen event....this one was in a service company. They wanted to improve cash flow by getting...

GM Does Teach Kaizen in the Standard Work Class

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Detroit Free Press ForumsIn my previous post, I questioned if GM was teaching true "Standard Work" to reporters who came to their training center...

“You’re Not Developing Your People,” says Norman Bodek

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By Norman Bodek, PCS Press Note: This originally appeared recently on the NWLean email list. This is re-printed with Norman's permission. Consider it a preview...

U.S. Army saving $2 Billion from LSS

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Army ArticleWe've had a few posts about the LSS efforts of the military, including the Army and Air Force.Here's an article from the Army...

Everyone’s Job is To Do Things Better?

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Seth's Blog: "It's always like this"Seth Godin has an example of chronic waste and poor planning at New York's Javits Convention Center. He,...

Employee Driven Improvement at Southwest

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Seconds count for Southwest | Dallas Morning NewsHere was a nice article from the Dallas paper a week ago about kaizen-type activities at Southwest...

An Important Application of Personal Kaizen

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Comprehensive Drug & Alcohol Treatment Facility is First of its Kind in the StateFormer classmate and blog reader Chris and I always used to...
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