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Bob Emiliani on Lean Leadership, Real Lean, and Fake Lean

I’m excited to present to you this interview with noted teacher of lean management, author, and someone that brings sanity to the lean movement, Bob Emiliani. We’re grateful to Dr. Emiliani for taking...

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Michael Balle Interview on Lead with Respect

There are a few names that are, as it were, staples in our lean education. Michael Balle is one of those. His lifelong study and practice of lean is instructive to all of us as you’ll see in this...

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Kanbanize Visual Kanban Software and Why Managing WIP Matters

The Visual Kanban software market is nascent, but quickly growing and gaining traction among software development and engineering teams. In that market, there are several players. In a previous...

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Lean Publishing Interview with Peter Armstrong

Dr. Michael Balle has said that Lean is a Big Tent; which means, that there are several flavors and applications of lean, regardless of value stream. We’ve seen application of Lean in Branding, Kanban...

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Lean Logistics and Supply Chain Interview with LeanCor CEO Robert Martichenko

I’m interested in warehouses. I know – it’s weird, but my interest first began at Toyota’s Supply Parts Distribution Center where I spent some time. Then, I spent several years at Amazon, where I spent...

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Shmula Podcast: Eric Ries Leanstartup Interview

I’m excited to present this interview I conducted with Eric Ries, the author of the Leanstartup. Eric’s background is in startups – having started a few himself, he wanted to find a way to reduce the...

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Lean-Lite versus Lean-Deep: Interview with Michel Baudin

I’m excited to present this interview with Michel Baudin who has had a very interesting and long history with the Toyota Production System. In this interview, among other things, you’ll learn: Why...

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Interview with Matt Long on the Herman Miller Performance System

This interview is sponsored by HireVue, the leading digital recruiting and interaction platform provider. Top brands, including 14 of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies”, use HireVue to...

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eCommerce Fulfillment Strategy Survey

I don’t know how I ended up on some companies list of people to contact for questions on eCommerce Fulfillment Operations. Most of the time, the inquiries are more annoying than interesting, but this...

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Book of Mormon Printing Press – Meet the Mormons

This is a two-part post that I’ve entitled “Book of Mormon Printing Press – Meet the Mormons”. Earlier this year, we went to Palmyra New York to see early Mormon history. I’d like to show a few...

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Role of Ethnography and Qualitative Research in Problem Solving

I think folks in continuous improvement and practitioners of lean and six sigma would do well to learn and apply the tools of qualitative research and ethnography. Far too often, I hear a propensity...

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Support from Human Resources is Critical in Lean: A Russian Case Study (English)

Today we feature a lean practitioner – Mikhail Kalinin. He resides in Russia and he helps organizations in Russia implement Lean. In today’s article, Mikhail shares a case study where he and his team...

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Waste of Overprocessing is Everywhere

This article explains the waste of overprocessing and how it impacts the customer experience. I also show how overprocessing is conveyed using a customer journey map, which you can download at the end...

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A3 Thinking at Rackspace

I’m in San Antonio Texas today, visiting my good friend, Mark Roenigk. Mark and the team at Rackspace are doing some amazing things in the background that ultimately lead to improvements for the...

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Toyoda Changed to Toyota: Why the Name Change?

Ever wonder why Toyoda was changed to Toyota? Most people know that Toyota began as a company that manufactured looms – or, sewing machines. At that time, Toyota was knows as “Toyoda”, named after the...

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Akio Toyoda Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge [video]

Akio Toyoda the CEO and President of Toyota Motor Corporation dumps a bucket of ice water on his head to support and bring more awareness to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or more commonly known...

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Gemba Walks: Do You Walk the Walk?

Do you walk the walk or are you all talk? Understanding Gemba and the true purpose of Gemba Walks is crucial. Gemba is “where the work is done” or better yet, the “real place.” A Gemba Walk then is...

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What About Value Stream Mapping?

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a crucial method in Lean Management. It is intended to analyze the current state, and design a future state, for a series of events that take a product from beginning to...

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Setting the Standard for Lean Quality in Healthcare

We define the word standard as “a level of quality or attainment.” In the practice of the Lean methodology, that carries significant weight and high expectation. When you carry that thought process...

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A Common Sense Approach with the 5S Tool

It is said that performance is related to housekeeping and workplace organization. It is a first step to improving operating results. The 5S Tool is a common sense approach to improve the visual...

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