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Plus a big "congratulations" to MassMutual Financial Group of Springfield MA. Allow me to explain... As an examiner for the Shingo Prize and also as..
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April 05 , 2018.
Celebrity Toast Kaizen
I’m not so sure how I feel about a story I heard this morning of Jim Nantz’s toast visual aid, but it’s so rare that anyone in the public limelight..
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December 18 , 2017.
Tools or Culture?
With our annual Northeast LEAN Conference just a few days away, I want to relate a personal story about the theme of this year’s conference, The..
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September 14 , 2017.
Eye of the Beholder
Many moons ago when I was just getting started on my lean journey, I visited a large automotive supplier to benchmark pull systems. My own factory..
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May 20 , 2016.
Ludicrous Speed
Mel Brooks fans will remember Spaceballs, his jocular jibe at the Star Wars epic. In pursuit of a rebel ship, evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis)..
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February 08 , 2016.
Burning Platform
A favorite Twilight Zone episode that played Labor Day weekend put me in mind of the stressful push production environment that many organizations..
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September 22 , 2015.
Permutations
For many years I worked for a manufacturer of pressure and temperature switches, a small company with a very big product selection. In our product..
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April 18 , 2014.
Is Lean the Dark Side of TPS?
I opened a fortune cookie yesterday, which read: “Understanding little is better than misunderstanding a lot.” Seems to me that we Lean wannabes..
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August 08 , 2013.
Accidental Revolution
Last week I visited with JVS, a terrific Boston-area organization whose mission “is to empower individuals from diverse communities to find..
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November 26 , 2012.