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Another Chicken Story
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Before Shigeo Shingo’s chicken there was another well-known fowl by the name of “Chicken Little.” Do you remember the story? Struck on the head by a..
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September 27 , 2011.
Chicken?
A thoughtful comment to my last post reminded me of one my favorite Shigeo Shingo stories. The writer, who will be at our upcoming conference,..
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September 26 , 2011.
Dr. Shingo's Last Visit
[The following post is actually the third and final episode of Dr. Shingo’s last visit to America. The first two episodes can be found on the Shingo..
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September 01 , 2011.
No Wiggle Room
I visited a company (actually this could be many companies) recently and noticed “7 Wastes” posters displayed prominently in every department...
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August 26 , 2011.
Moving Mountains
I was listening to Alan Robinson present last week at the Lean Systems Summit about the power of “small ideas.” Alan wondered aloud why so many..
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August 18 , 2011.
Lean Rock Stars
In December, I took my son, Ben, to an Edgar Winter concert at a Worcester, Mass theater. Do you remember Edgar Winter? A tall, lanky dude who in the..
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August 11 , 2011.
Lean Government
In the spring of 1989, Shigeo Shingo addressed the 14th annual Productivity Conference at Utah State University. On this occasion there were seven..
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July 29 , 2011.