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Precise optimization….
“Precise optimization is not necessary. It would be too costly.” ~~Dr. W. Edwards Deming Lean Leaders balance conflicting goals.
Classic Lean Leadership
We finished reviewing the top Lean Leadership posts of 2012 last week and as promised it’s time to look at some classic Lean Leadership. These are the Lean topics posted prior to 2012 but still had a lot of traffic … Continue reading
#2 – Deming & Your Kaizens
The #2 post on Lean Leadership gives a nod to Dr. Deming titled Deming and Your Kaizen Success Have you created training for one of your teams before? I am in the process of developing training material for a Kaizen … Continue reading
Posted in Top 2012 Blogs
Tagged Continuous Improvement Process, Deming, Kaizen, leadership, PDCA
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We Place the Highest Value…
We place the highest value on actual implementation and taking action. There are many things one doesn’t understand
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Deming, Deming Cycle, Fujio Cho, leadership, lean, lean manufacturing, Learning organization, PDCA, Toyota, Toyota Way
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The best efforts….
“Best efforts and hard work, not guided by knowledge, dig deeper the pit that we are in.” ~~Dr. Deming
It is not enough….
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best. ~~Dr. W. Edwards Deming
3 Ways to Handle Set Backs in Your Lean World
The Harvard Business Review is a great source of information. A recent article by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer is titled Three Ways to Turn Setbacks into Progress. While this article is aimed at the workplace in general, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Lean Manufacturing
Tagged Deming, Deming Cycle, Harvard Business Review, leadership, lean manufacturing, PDCA, quotes, Steve Kramer, Teresa Amabile, Thomas Edison
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So What is a DMAIC Anyway?
The world is full of acronyms and the latest buzz-words. The world of manufacturing is no different: TQM, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, QRM, TOC, PM’s, RCM, the Deming Cycle, Zero Defects, Green Belt, Black Belt and now the DMAIC. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma
Tagged Deming, DMAIC, six sigma, Total quality management, W. Edward Deming
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