March 2017 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Use Every Person’s Skill Set to the Fullest 0
- Lean Quote
- March 31, 2017
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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Guest Post:The SWOT Analysis and What It Can Do for You 0
- Guest Post
- March 29, 2017
Do you ever feel like your team or business is struggling, but aren’t sure how to approach the problems that you have? You might want to try a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that a business faces, and it’s a great way for your team to sit down
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7 Wastes Demonstration From Students 0
- Lean Basics
- March 27, 2017
When thinking Lean, you should always be thinking about waste. Each business potentially has 7 Deadly Wastes according to Lean thinking. The 7 wastes are:• Defects• Overproduction• Transportation of product• Waiting• Inventory• Motion of people• Processing Students participating in a education program at IDEXX Laboratories made a video to illustrate the 7 wastes. This video reminds me
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Lean Quote: Leadership Emphasizes Asking the Right Questions Not Finding the Right Answers 0
- Leadership
- March 24, 2017
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 Tips Edition #107 (1606-1620)0
- Lean Tips
- March 22, 2017
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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The Benefits of Trystorming 0
- Lean Basics
- March 20, 2017
A recent fortune cookie fortune reminded me of an important Lean lesson. The fortune says: “The best angle from which to approach any problem is the TRYangle.” I’ve learned at Wiremold, originating from Art Byrne, the fundamentals of trystorming. This method consists of, “Rapid cycles of real-time experimentation, used to test and adjust improvement ideas
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