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It is with mixed emotion that I am officially leaving my position as Lean Sensei at Batesville Casket Company. I am happy with all that we a...

Knowing is better than guessing. Seeing is better than hearing. Doing is better than talking.

One focus on the lean manufacturing path is the pursuit of perfection. When this point is brought up, many people don’t believe perfection i...

After reading Mark Graban’s post, 10 Things I Wish Lean Practitioners Wouldn’t Say in 2010 on his Lean Blog , I thought it was interesting ...

Be Prepared is the motto of the Boy Scouts and most likely the simplest method for productivity improvement. Lord Robert Baden-Powell, found...

One of the principles of the lean approach is long term thinking with focus on adding value to our customers and society. We are taught to ...

I just finished reading an inspirational book “Play to Win, The Make a Difference Gameplan” by Tom Karbowski , a co-worker from Southern Ind...

I recently stumbled across a new lean blog called “Lean is Good” posted by Bruce Baker with added insights from Bryan Zeigler and Scott Mar...

What seems like an easy, simple question may turn out rather difficult and complex to answer. If we are to embrace the lean approach isn’t ...

From the popular comedy show, The Office, Dwight give us some potential poka yoke advice on mistake proofing, also known as idiot proofing f...

I am quite honored and excited to once again host a session of the management improvement carnival started by John Hunter through his awesom...

Originally, I was not going to post about this issue but the more I thought about it, the more we can learn from it. The issue deals with la...

What is our standard? What is our current? What is our gap? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? What is our current state? What is our future state? Ho...

It’s just around the corner, in a couple of weeks the “Journey to Greatness” begins. The AME Kentucky 2009 Conference runs from October 19 ...

I have just finished reading the newly published book from the Lean Enterprise Institute, The Lean Manager , written by Michael Balle and Fr...

It was announced today that our Manchester, Tennessee facility has been awarded the “2009 Plant of the Year” by ASSEMBLY magazine and The B...

Check out the link for a cool blog site, Unclutterer , dedicated to getting and staying organized. Plenty of information for both work and a...

Most companies want to get results fast. There is a strong push to get results quickly or more importantly to impact the bottom line immedia...

What is the main purpose of lean tools? What is the main purpose of 5S, Kanban, Visual Management, Glass Walls, hour-by-hour charts, Pareto ...

Last week, I learned a new acronym for remembering the 7 deadly wastes of manufacturing, WORMPIT. It certainly provides a more vivid image o...