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Quote of the Day December 11, 20090
- Lean Quote
- December 11, 2009
On Friday’s 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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Simple Visual Poka Yoke at a Hotel0
- Lean in Practice
- December 10, 2009
While staying at a hotel recently I noticed a simple visual poka yoke. Poka yoke is the Japanese term for mistake proofing. In this case a two cable phone jack is color coded and labeled to indicate the phone line and the modem line. This picture is a little hard to see but the phone line
READ MORECoping with the Resistance to Change0
- Lean Management
- December 7, 2009
Conditions within and outside organizations are constantly changing. It follows, therefore, that the way work is organized and accomplished must change periodically to cope with changing conditions. The only constant is “change” itself and successful organizations by definition do this better than anyone else. Anyone who has worked in or led an organization’s transformation understands
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Quote of the Day 12/4/090
- Lean Quote
- December 4, 2009
On Friday’s 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
READ MORETake Xtreme Lean’s 5S Quiz Then Try the Videos to Learn More0
- Lean Resources
- December 3, 2009
I recently came across a great little 5S quiz to test your knowledge on 5S. You can even get a certificate of your accomplishment. How well do you know the 5 S’s? This quiz was created by Jeff Hofstetter. Jeff is the President of Xtreme Lean Consulting with over 24 years’ experience in Lean and
READ MOREHow to Make Better Decisions0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- November 30, 2009
Decision making is an essential part of business in all organizations. In traditional companies this power is typically held by few managers at the top of the organizational ladder. Lean companies however strive to empower their employees to make decisions at all levels through access to data, knowledge of evaluation methods, and defined standard processes.
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Quote of the Day 11/27/090
- Lean Quote
- November 27, 2009
On Friday’s 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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Point of Use Storage for Shine0
- Sharing Best Practices
- November 24, 2009
Whether you work in a factory or in an office we all have to clean our work spaces. I am sure many these day contract cleaning services to some degree. Nonetheless cleaning floors is a necessary part of a shine routine. When mopping floors hopefully you use safe practices and utilize signs to signal the
READ MOREDefining the Problem Statement0
- Lean Basics, Quality
- November 23, 2009
Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote illustrates an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve
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