Tag: Reader Questions
Avoiding the Use of Japanese Terms?
Blog reader Kevin wrote with this excellent question (used with his permission):My question is about the idea I see many using in the lean...
Best Lean Overview Videos?
Hi everyone - I got stumped on a reader question.... what's the best Lean overview video/DVD that's out on the market now (for a...
Reader Question: Difficult People
Fire people who think they're entitled to run things - Jacksonville Business Journal:The linked article and question were sent by a reader who asked,...
Reader Question: GM and Lean
From Devin, a graduate student, posted with his permission: "I'm an operations management student who is writing a report on lean manufacturing at GM....
Reader Question: Getting Operators on Board
I got this question on the Lean Board, thought it was worth sharing to the bigger audience here.
Anyone have any success stories on extremely...
Kaizen and Theory of Constraints
I got a question from a reader and Theory of Constraints fan:
"One of the topics that I'm struggling...
Reader Question: Model Lines
I received a question from a reader that was also addressed on the Daily Kaizen blog and Gemba Panta Rei. This question is from...
Why is "Respect for People" missing so often?
I got a couple of reader emails last week that prompted me to think about Lean and the Toyota Way principle of...
Reader Question on Poor Performers
Here is another reader question I received this week:I was wondering how you deal with removing people from the company who resist change while...
A Simple Question with No Simple Answer
We spend a lot of time here talking about how to prevent Lean failures and what some of the root causes are. I...
Reader Question: Lean and Talent Development
Here is a question from a Lean Blog reader:I am an OE Consultant and I am currently working with an organization to help them...
Reader Question: Managing Suggestions
Here is a question from a Lean Blog reader, posted with permission. Here's something to chew on with your Monday morning coffee. ...