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Tribute to Norm

Norman Bodek, who sadly left us last week, will no doubt best be remembered for the amazing library he brought us over thirty years ago from..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on December 15 , 2020.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

For the 2020 Holiday Season, here’s a little Lean levity from the ghost of Christmas past. Most parents who celebrate the annual visit from Santa..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on December 07 , 2020.

First Thanksgiving

Perhaps the adversity of the last nine months has caused me to reflect more often on the goodness that’s hiding all around me even in the face of..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on November 24 , 2020.

Register Today. Learn about Lean & Digital Transformation Tomorrow.

With less than a day before our 16th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, here’s a tally of attendees and what’s in store. As of last night..
This entry was posted in old lean dude on October 06 , 2020.

IoT, Industry 4.0 & 21st Century Lean

Just two days to go before our 16th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, an opportunity for all of us to put aside the tactical realities of..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on October 05 , 2020.

Trivia Break

I woke up this morning to some very unsettling news, or should I say yet another crescendo in seven months of unsettling news. Wishing the..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen, IIOT on October 02 , 2020.

Standard Units

“What’s measured improves.” So said famed management consultant and author, Peter Drucker. Assuming we are measuring the right things, how do..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on October 01 , 2020.

Superficial Improvement

Several years ago, I wrote a post (worth a quick re-read) entitled, “Rosie the Robot,” wondering how technology changes that have emerged in this..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen, IIOT on September 30 , 2020.

Us and Them

Lean Peeve #7 is about the human divide that kills continuous improvement: Us & Them Over years of listening to persons describe their work, one..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 29 , 2020.

Three Hands

Over the weekend, I try to catch up on home tasks, and often the lessons I learn there carry forward to the workday. One of my biggest..
This entry was posted in old lean dude, lean manufacturing, kanban, continuous improvement, kaizen on September 28 , 2020.

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