Sharing Best Practices

Made in America – The Northeast Shingo Prize Conference 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- September 17, 2011
Consider attending the Northeast Lean Conference in Springfield, MA on October 5-6, 2011. The theme is “Made Lean in America” and the idea is to gather hundreds of people to make a strong statement about the ability of companies to use lean to remain a strong and vital part of the American economy. For these
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Ryder’s Five LEAN Guiding Principles 0
- Lean Resources, Sharing Best Practices
- September 15, 2011
Frequent readers of this blog know I like to share good Lean examples as well as resources you can use to keep learning. Today’s post combines both elements into one. Ryder System, Inc., a provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions, defines their Lean thinking process and principles. The key to delivering long-term
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Goal: 2 Second Improvement Every Day for Life 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- September 13, 2011
Paul Akers describes his approach to teaching lean principles of productivity improvement this way: “All I do is ask everybody to make a two-second improvement a day for the rest of their life.” An accumulation of two-second improvements and a relentless emphasis on lean methods have helped build FastCap from a single product—a peel-and-stick cover for
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The Lean Desk, Evolution of Continuous Improvement 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- August 30, 2011
Recently, I wrote about the importance of the stand-up desk for health and ergonomics. Have you changed the way you think about a conventional office yet? If you are still contemplating this or you need some ideas to get you started then I have a video for you. Paul Akers takes you on his lean
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Benchmarking: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- August 29, 2011
When organizations want to improve their performance, they often benchmark. Benchmarking is the process of comparing one’s business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and/or best practices from other industries. The discussion of whether benchmarking is good or bad is an old one. Benchmarking can be an effective means to learn new skills and
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An Epic Lean Kitchen 0
- Sharing Best Practices, Visual Factory
- August 24, 2011
My buddy Paul Akers at FastCap shares another great example of applying Lean thinking and techniques to make our life easier. This time he takes us into the kitchen at FastCap where the use of visual controls and standard work are examined. I wonder if any of you will take any of these ideas and implement
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