Jim Womack, John Shook and Daniel T Jones discuss the evolution and challenges facing the lean movement.11 videos – 70 minutes of wisdom – interview arranged by LEI and the Gemba Academy...
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Tag: Standardised Work
Is Lean So Hard?
We recently had a visit from the Managing Director of a small engineering firm seeking help on his lean journey. His first port of call was his local university, one of the most prestigious in the...
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Eliminating Failure Demand
Lean Thinkers never take the current state for granted. For example, rather than optimising the flow of products through a bottleneck process, they think hard about how to design right-sized...
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Lean Allies in the Office
Everywhere I go it is increasingly obvious that Lean principles cannot progress in operations alone. Once you begin to straighten out your physical flows you have to involve all the supporting...
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