Monthly Archives: June 2010
Lean Fulfillment Interview
I recently had the opportunity to ask Robert Martichenko and Kevin von Grabe some questions regarding their new book Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream. I have not had a chance to read the book yet but I have flipped through it … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Fulfillment, Outside suppliers, Pull Systems, Quality
Check Out My @leanblog Guest Post
http://tinyurl.com/2bxcole #lean #in I am very honored to be asked to provide a guest post on Mark Graban’s leanblog.org. I write about the importance of empathizing with the waste patients and families experience. Keep on improving! Subscribe to Improve With Me via: … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Change Management, Improve With Lean, Waste
Why WHY?
WHY is one of the most important questions for your Lean journey. Here are the reasons: IMPROVE ROOT CAUSES – Instead of fixing symptoms, determine what is causing the problem by asking WHY five times (Wikipedia example) GOOD CHANGE MANAGEMENT – … Continue reading
When Visual Controls Go Bad
While this picture is a piece of artwork it made me think what your organization can look like if you view Lean only as a set of tools. Losing the perspective of your system can easily lead to creation of complex … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Change Management, Consulting, humor, Improve With Lean, Improvements, Productivity, Visual Systems, Waste
