Lean in Practice

Save you Inbox with 5S for Email 0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Office
- April 4, 2012
Email has become an all too convenient way to communicate. Some much so for many of us that our inboxes are overflowing with new messages. There have been hundreds of productivity related strategies written about for dealing with email. I have even shared some of those myself. There must be a better way. In Lean
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Five Lean Lesson from a Hockey Coach on Saturday Morning 0
- Lean in Practice
- March 26, 2012
Many of you know this time a year I spend a lot of time at an ice rink coaching hockey. It is a sport I have played all my life and coaching provides an opportunity for my kids and others to have the same experience (hopefully). As a coach you can’t help but feel a
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Supply and Quality Go Hand In Hand 0
- Lean in Practice, Quality
- March 6, 2012
Most companies who want to improve the efficiency of their supply chain focus efforts only on the supply chain process itself. Few realize the impact that quality can have an on the efficiency and speed of the supply chain. Ensuring the quality of incoming raw materials, in-process work, and final product before it is shipped
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The Very Best of 5S – Benchmarking Report 0
- Lean in Practice, Sharing Best Practices
- January 24, 2012
Last summer A Lean Journey Blog co-sponsored with 5S Supply a 5S benchmarking survey. Now I am happy to share with you the 5S benchmarking report – “The Very Best of 5S.” This free 30 page eBook is the full summary of a detailed benchmarking survey that 5S Supply sponsored in 2011. See what others are
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Using Your Smartphone as Productivity Tool 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- September 19, 2011
When people talk about productivity and smartphones the conversation is usually about being able to stay connected or some app touting productivity. Both of these are true and are much of the reason people get a smartphone. They are wonderfully powerful devices that continue to transform the way we do things. In a recent post
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Lean Practiced at Your Home Away From Home 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- June 6, 2011
Many Lean practitioner remark about the examples of Lean thinking they find in their travels. I recently had a trip away from home for training (USA hockey Coaches training) where I found some examples worth sharing. Here is a good example of a simple poka yoke and standard work posted at point of use. So
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