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Team Involvement: Just Half of This Equation
The level of involvement in the change process for the operator on the floor has been an ongoing issue for years. The operators are less likely to take ownership or even accept the new idea as a solution. On the … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management
Tagged Business, change management, continuos improvement, leadership, lean, lean manufacturing, Management, Organizational Change, PDCA
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Taking Visual Management Another Step
Some of you remember this photo of that was posted on Lean Leadership some time ago (see here). It’s good for a laugh but it also illustrates visual management that is clear and concise. Gerhared Kessler often leaves insightful comments and had … Continue reading
Posted in Visual Management
Tagged General Motors, lean, lean manufacturing, visual management
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Simply Classic 5-Why’s
It’s a cold and rainy night in late October. You hurry out to your car in an effort to keep dry and because you are running late. You are not too wet as you get in and put your key … Continue reading
Posted in Lean Leadership Classics
Tagged 5 Whys, continuos improvement, lean, lean manufacturing, Root cause analysis
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Classic Lean: The 5-Why Root Cause Analysis
The top 3 classic Lean Leadership posts of 2012 were all about 5-Why’s. I’ve decided to run these in the order in which they were originally posted rather than ranking these three. This post generated quite a few comments which … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 Whys, continuos improvement, leadership, lean, lean manufacturing
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#4 – 2 Reasons to Do a Cause & Effect Diagram
The #4 Classic Lean Leadership post is a tool commonly used in Lean Six Sigma problem solving. That tool is the Cause & Effect (aka Fishbone) Diagram. You’ll notice that the illustration is a hand drawn C&E on a white … Continue reading
Lean is Not a Program….
Lean is not a program, it is a total strategy. ~~Taiichi Ohno
Classic #5 – Change & the Pareto Principle
The Lean Leadership Classic #5 is Change Management and the Pareto Principle: This blog has been looking at change implementation which is a skill you need to be a successful leader in nearly any arena. We have already explored the 8 … Continue reading
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
Kanban at Home
As you may already know, Kanban cards are used to indicate the need to replenish inventory. They are a good tool to help minimize batch sizes and inventory. Here is an example of using Kanban at home. Hopefully most readers … Continue reading
Posted in Lean Manufacturing
Tagged continuos improvement, Kanban, lean, lean manufacturing
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