A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of June,
2014. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Hoshin
Kanri X Matrix Template for Lean Policy Deployment – Pete Abila explains
how to use the X matrix for Hoshin Kanri.
Is
Assessing Lean Wasteful? – Gregg Stocker shares problems he has encountered
when using an assessment tool to gage and drive progress toward a lean
transformation.
Why
is "What is Lean?" 'A Simple Question Without An Easy Answer'? –
Jon Miller discusses the not so simple answer of “What is Lean?” to provide
greater understanding.
Leadership:
What’s Love Got to Do With It? – Karen Martin says when it comes to
achieving outstanding business performance, love’s got a LOT to do with it.
Addicted to Lean
– Bruce Hamilton created a parody that despite being passionate about Lean you
do have to remember to have some fun.
5S:
It's not About What is Done but Who Does It – Michel Baudin explains the
importance of having those close to work inspect the area with eye for
abnormalities.
A
World Devoid of Common Sense – Bill Waddell talks about the silliness of
annual budgeting, variance analysis, and three way matching of invoices.
Root
Cause, Interactions, Robustness and Design of Experiments – John Hunter
answers question on interactions, variation, and root cause analysis.
Total
Quality Management Models and Why I Hate This Chart – Pete Abila explains
the problems with typical TQM models where 6sigma comes late journey.
Settings
For Lean Success – Bob Emiliani talks about what conditions are necessary
to be successful with Lean.
Employee
Buy-In to the Improvement Plan – John Smith talks about creating a vision
for improvement and the importance of communicating that plan with employees
for buy-in.
What Your
Father Can Teach You About Lean – Chad Walters shares 3 things your father
has taught you regarding Lean thinking in recognition of Father’s Day.
More steps,
more waste. – Dan Markovitz says no matter how simple the process is the
more steps you have the more waste you have.
I Mean No Disrespect:
Avoiding the Blame Game - Nicole Einbeck says the easiest way to gain
respect is to go to the Gemba to understand what is actually happening.
Change Management: Fasten
Your Seatbelts – Jacklyn Whitaker shares several tips for helping with
change management in your company, department, or team.
The
self-development of leadership development – Jamie Flinchbaugh explains why
self-development is more important the directed development today.
Back
to Basics – Employee Engagement – Al Norval talks about the types of
employee engagement and management’s role in engagement.
Targets
are for Losers – Bill Waddell discusses the problems with performance
targets in a continuous improvement culture.
The #Lean
Goals that Matter - SQDCM – Mark Graban shares real objectives of Lean and
why there is a balance.
Kaizen events are mainly a tool to open
the minds of the leadership – Jeff Liker talks about the real purpose of
Kaizen events.
Kaizen?
Good or Bad – Tracey Richardson discusses when kaizen events help and when
do they hinder and how to best use kaizen events to leverage results and
support the lean culture.
Three Steps
Toward Lean Culture Change - Erin Urban shares 3 items that must be a part
of any successful lean culture change initiative.
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