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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..
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October 05 , 2020.
Trivia Break
Standard Units
“What’s measured improves.” So said famed management consultant and author, Peter Drucker. Assuming we are measuring the right things, how do..
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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..
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September 30 , 2020.
Us and Them
Lean Peeve #7 is about the human divide that kills continuous improvement: Us & Them
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September 29 , 2020.
Three Hands
Time-Space-WIP Continuum
Cyril Parkinson was onto something when he postulated in1955 that “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” While this sounds a..
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September 25 , 2020.
Indirect Distortion
When Stan Davis wrote Future Perfect in 1987 (then called the “book of the decade,” and still a good read), he foresaw a reversal in thinking that..
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September 24 , 2020.
Local Efficiency
Student Body Right
Football season is back in a 2020 sort of way with real players and crowd sound effects, so here is Lean Peeve #2, a post to celebrate. Student Body..
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September 22 , 2020.
Lean Peeves
With just 16 days before our 16th Annual Northeast L.E.A.N Conference (by the way the acronym stands for Lead, Enable And Nurture), I’ve decided to..
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September 21 , 2020.
Pole Vaulting 4.0
One summer when I was a kid, my friend Rick and I built a pole vault set-up in my postage- stamp- sized backyard with a plant box (the place where..
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September 11 , 2020.
An Ode to a Frontline Supervisor
Wedged between distant decision-makers and the people who do the work.She is the go-to person for everything: safety, morale, productivity,..
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July 31 , 2020.
Culture Change
Now, as the economy begins to reopen, two lessons learned
To our customers, suppliers, partners and friends,
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June 25 , 2020.