A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of May,
2018. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Transparency Is Key to
an Efficient Supply Chain - Megan Nichols says maintaining
visibility throughout the entire supply chain results in several key benefits
for companies, vendors, distributors, customers and even partners.
Delegating Lean – Paul Akers
discusses how delegation is the number one reason why Lean fails.
Good Project Management
Practices – John Hunter shares his project
management views based on the management improvement principles he’s gained for
over 20 years.
Using Data Science To
Improve Manufacturing – Michel Baudin explains “data
science” covers real advances in the art of working with data, and the more
relevant question is what it can do to improve existing operations.
Leader Standard Waste – Bruce Hamilton
shares concerns about the application of Leader Standard Work and Gemba Walks
as these potentially valuable practices have too often degenerated into
obligatory scripted play acting.
What’s Holding Lean
Back? – Bob Emiliani says his recent
research makes it clear that the past does not merely inhibit the advancement
and practice of Lean, it cripples Lean.
The Importance of
Respect for People in Problem-Solving – Kevin Meyer says the value of
respect is especially important in kaizen, continuous improvement, and the
problem-solving that supports those activities.
Leaders Manage
Uncertainty – Johanna Rotham says work— and life– is full of uncertainty
and when we look for risks and actively manage them, we have a better chance of
managing our uncertainty.
Lean Leadership and the
Competitive Edge in Manufacturing – Pete Abilla says leaders must
incorporate innovative, automated solutions to their manufacturing process that
is supported by a skilled and educated workforce.
What’s the Right Way to
Do a Gemba Walk? – Jon Miller explains the gemba walk is not about the
gemba or the walk it is all about the humble listening.
How 200 Jobs Were Saved
by Engaging Employees in Continuous Improvement – Jess Orr shares a
story of a facility who struggled with decreasing productivity saved itself
with engagement and getting better everyday.
Ask Art: Am I Showing
Respect for People by Asking for Fast Action? – Art Byrne says even
going at a very rapid pace a lean turnaround is a journey not a sprint, and
will take years.
