April 2010 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote of the Day, April 30, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- April 30, 2010
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Lean Blamed for Perils at John Deere 0
- In the News, L.A.M.E.
- April 28, 2010
An article at Bloomberg Businessweek entitled low inventory angers John Deere customer caught my eye this week. The article’s author writes of the perils of running lean, claiming that lean is the cause of John Deere’s customer service problem. This strikes me as another unfortunate example of L.A.M.E. not Lean. Mark Graban coined the term
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10 Tips for Good Listening 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- April 26, 2010
The first step in becoming a good communicator is to learn how to listen. You think that you already know how to listen, but many people have more trouble with this seemingly simple activity than you realize. They may hear the words, but that isn’t the same as listening. Here are ten useful tips that
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Lean Quote of the Day, April 23, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- April 23, 2010
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Laws of Manufacturing 0
- Lean Basics
- April 21, 2010
Manufacturing operations are governed by a series of laws. Wallace J. Hopp and Mark L. Spearman, developed and mathematically proved a series of fundamental relationships in manufacturing. These were captured in their book Factory Physics. The “laws” of Factory Physics describe the underlying logistical behavior of manufacturing systems, including the fundamental relationships between basic performance
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Lean and the Rhode Island Experience 0
- A Lean Journey, Podcast
- April 19, 2010
This past week I had an amazing trip to Rhode Island. It started with visit to VIBCO, who manufactures high-quality, low maintenance industrial vibrators, construction vibrators and other vibratory equipment. VIBCO practices lean manufacturing and is committed to True North which they characterize as quality, throughput, innovation and same day, next day service. During my
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