Monthly Archives: November 2016

A Good 5S Example?

Take a look at this example of 5S.  What do you think….good example or not?  It sure looks good, doesn’t […]

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Principles of Lean Video

I made a “PowerPoint video” that I posted to YouTube over a year ago.  I just posted another video on […]

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Scientific Management and Crazy Relatives.

I hadn’t been to Jim Womack’s blog in awhile, so I went to check it out this morning.  Boy, did […]

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Good Example of Visual Management as Strategic Advantage

This  is a PR video but check it out and catch the reference to Visual Management.

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Lean in Healthcare

I found an article about lean in healthcare over at Mark Graban’s Lean Blog that describes a horrific set of […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 3

So far, we have a process map with boxes and arrows.  There is one more symbol I should have mentioned: […]

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I got my Mission and Vision Article In IndustryWeek!

Hey, readers!  I got published in IndustryWeek!  Well…not in the magazine but I did get on the website. Here it […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 2

Creating a value stream map starts with creating a process map. In our last post, we talked about getting started […]

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