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Green and Black Belt Certification Salaries
Green and Black Belt Certification Salaries Progressing in the Six Sigma hierarchy carries many benefits, and it’s a good idea to familiarize oneself with the requirements behind each level. A common...
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What Is Waste in the Context of Lean Government?
What Is Waste in the Context of Lean Government? The fact that governments are wasteful in their work is a common stereotype. However, some people seem to end up hard pressed to give a more precise...
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[VIDEO] How Do They Make Tofurky Roast?
Tofurky is the brand name of an American vegetarian turkey replacement (also known as a meat analogue, or, more specifically, tofurkey) made from a blend of wheat protein and organic tofu. The name...
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Lean Tools: Heijunka…Leveling the Workload
Lean manufacturing includes a set of principles that Lean thinkers use to achieve improvements in productivity, quality, and lead time by eliminating waste. There are many tools and concepts that Lean...
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How Much of a Company’s Daily Time Should Be Dedicated to Improvement...
How Much of a Company’s Daily Time Should Be Dedicated to Improvement Discussions? Implementing lean methodologies in an organization is a time-consuming process, and it’s always an ongoing project,...
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Effective Coaching Techniques for Promoting Improvement and Growth
Effective Coaching Techniques for Promoting Improvement and Growth A lean leader must know how to drive his organization forward, and motivate everyone to always strive for continuous improvement....
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VIDEO: How Do They Make Tofu?
Tofu is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is a component in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines. It can be soft, firm, or extra...
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Lean Tools: Learning More About Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri is a process used in strategic planning in which goals are communicated throughout the company and then put into action. This method of strategic planning originated from post-war Japan,...
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What Is a P-Value?
What Is a P-Value? Statistics is not an easy field, and anyone who’s had to analyze large volumes of data can quickly tell you the same. The problem often boils down to the fact that you simply can’t...
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Factory Tour: A Look at the Jaguar Factory of 1961
Jaguar is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England, owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since...
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Lean Fundamentals – Improve Your Skills with the Right Training
A Lean organization understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The ultimate goal is to provide the highest quality value to the customer through a perfect...
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What Is Overall Equipment Effectiveness?
What Is Overall Equipment Effectiveness? In lean manufacturing, one of the critical variables that should be monitored in the productivity of the organization is the Overall Equipment Effectiveness,...
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What Is Cellular Manufacturing?
What Is Cellular Manufacturing? Cellular manufacturing is a concept closely related to lean manufacturing, and sharing many of the same ideas. However, it approaches the production process in a more...
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Factory Tour: Making the Double Edge Razor and Blades
There is a significant chance that most readers will have never seen a double edge razor or blade, much yet shaved with them. It is old-school shaving, just like your grandfather used to do. There is...
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Lean Tools: Gemba Walk Is All About Quality
There is much confusion around Lean tools and the practice of a Gemba walk. Most commonly, leaders sometimes confuse a Gemba walk with the philosophy of Managing By Walking Around (MWBA). The two...
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What Are the Differences between a Leader and a Lean Leader?
What Are the Differences between a Leader and a Lean Leader? While many company leaders nowadays are aware that lean practices are great for continuous improvement and stable growth, far from everyone...
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What Is the Joiner 7 Step Method?
What Is the Joiner 7 Step Method? The Joiner 7 step method is a technique that can prove very useful in tackling large, complex issues, including in cases where the fundamental problem is not fully...
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What Is Statistical Thinking?
What Is Statistical Thinking? Understanding statistics is important for anyone running an organization of any scale. There are many common misconceptions in the field that can be very harmful to the...
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A Lean Workforce Starts with Lean Leadership
A Lean Workforce Starts with Lean Leadership More and more companies are starting to realize the benefits of lean methodologies, and are trying to implement them in their own work. However, as they all...
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The Power of Filtering Feedback in Integrating Lean into an Organization
The Power of Filtering Feedback in Integrating Lean into an Organization One of the most powerful assets a leader has at their disposal when running the organization is the feedback of their employees....
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