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In yesterday's issue of USA Today, there was an interesting article by Dan Reed on Airlines losing a record number of bags last year . A...

My post on Kaizen Priorities caught the attention of Bill Waddell over at Evolving Excellence blog that inspired him to write Lean Manufact...

One of the negative comments I hear about the lean approach is that it is unfocused or a shotgun approach that does not have an impact to th...

The lean journey is a long, continuous process of learning, experimentation and improvement. So when I received an email today about some le...

There are many helpful and simple lean tools to use on your lean journey however one tool stands out above all others. The basic stopwatch h...

There is an interesting quality article in today's issue of USA Today. The article is written by James R. Healey titled " Consumer ...

Sears has a cool quick tool change system in their Craftsman tool line called Speed Lok that has converted me from the old method of changin...

In my recent post on the Top 5 Rules of Effective Measurement Boards, Rule #5 is to meet daily at the boards. And the best method is to go t...

I promote the elimination of waste as one of the driving forces of lean manufacturing and I am not deviating from that objective. However, I...

Here is a good idea I recommend for your charts and graphs on measurement boards - adding an arrow. This arrow will indicate the good direct...

Keep everyone informed by using a department measurement board or dashboard listing the top metrics during your lean improvement journey. Fo...

A place for everything and everything in its place is the motto of 5-S. The muda of searching for items and the added frustration after a le...

One of the most basic fundamentals in the lean approach to business is the single biggest barrier preventing the majority of business "...

Have you ever been driving a rental car (or a car that you normally don't drive) when you pull into the gas station to fill up only to r...

Signs have been a common method to communicate information since the beginning of the written word. Unfortunately, we don't always follo...

Regardless of what productivity improvement method you subscribe, the area of communication always shows up on the list as a much needed are...

With great interest, I have followed the latest drama of the Big Three ( now known as the Shrinking Three) . The turnaround plans recently a...

When I was visiting a customer site recently, a passing comment by my customer hit a nerve. He told me that this was the first time anyone f...

For the past couple of months I have been on the road more than usual. Although it keeps me away from my family, it does have a side benefit...

The Six Sigma Approach to process improvement is holding steady across manufacturing and spreading into other areas like health care and the...