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What Does L.E.A.N. Mean?

As we approach the 19th year of our annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference (less than a month away!), I’d like to emphasize the acronym L.E.A.N...
This entry was posted in TPS, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, Lean Daily Management, Lean Management, 7 wastes. Toyota Production System, Lean Culture on September 11 , 2023.

Labor Wastage Day

I’ll admit it. After five decades watching U.S. companies turning to simplistic accounting tricks to remain profitable, I’m discouraged. I was a kid..
This entry was posted in GBMP, Management Kaizen, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, 7 wastes, Everybody Everyday, Lean Culture on September 01 , 2023.

It's About Time

Our 19th annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference (L.E.A.N. = Lean Enable and Nurture) is now just weeks away. This year’s theme, IT’S ABOUT TIME,..
This entry was posted in Silver Toaster Award, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, 7 wastes, LEI, Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, Lean Management, Lean Culture on August 24 , 2023.

The First Shingo Prize – Behind the Scenes

This post is a prequel to another from June 2023, which recounted the very first Shingo Prize award ceremony – 35 years ago. Attending this year’s..
This entry was posted in Shingo Institute, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, TOC on August 14 , 2023.

Knowledge Workers

Peter Drucker, celebrated by BusinessWeek magazine in 2005 as “the man who invented management,” is credited with a concept that has created..
This entry was posted in continuous improvement, Knowledge Worker, peter drucker on August 04 , 2023.

The First Shingo Prize

Last month marked the 35th anniversary of the Shingo Prize, an award bestowed each year to recognize organizations that demonstrate the principles..
This entry was posted in Management Kaizen, Toyota Production System. Lean manufacturing, shigeo shingo on June 15 , 2023.

Push The Cart

There’s a certain irony for me in the attention given recently to the application of robots on the shop floor. On a couple occasions in the past..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen, bruce hamilton on February 28 , 2023.

Year End Muda

So much of the technical aspect of Lean relates to time: cycle time, lead-time, takt time, set-up time, and, of course, time associated with waste...
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen on December 30 , 2022.

Everyday Collaboration

With GBMP’s 18th Annual Northeast Lean Conference on the horizon, I’m reflecting on our theme, “Amplifying Lean – The Collaboration Effect.” The term..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen on August 12 , 2022.

Uncommon Sense

“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This advice, attributed to Nicolo Machiavelli, and later cited by Winston Churchill at the conclusion of WWII,..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen on August 05 , 2022.

Too Happy Too Soon Part 2

[Editor’s Note: This post is part 2 of a post from March 1, Do Your Job. If you haven’t already read it, reading it will help to provide context.]
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, kaizen on March 09 , 2022.

Do Your Job

We had been working with TSSC for two years to build a model line in our assembly department. As we moved from small batch production to one-by-one,..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, kaizen on March 01 , 2022.

Lean Lessons from COVID

You may recognize the quote from Friedrich Nietzsche – or more recently from Kelly Clarkson 🙂 “What doesn’t kill you makes your stronger.” I’ve..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, GBMP, kaizen on December 30 , 2021.

The Power of Commitment

As promised in my last post, here is another tribute to Mr. Hajime Oba:
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, continuous flow on November 15 , 2021.

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