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Lean Thinking Crossword Puzzle #1

Avatar photo By Jon Miller Updated on May 15th, 2017

Here is a quiz we used as a review of lean knowledge for the team on the Gemba tour at the end of the week. Some of these are easy and others are tricky. If you figure it out go ahead and put the answers in the comments section. To readers who want to do the crossword puzzle on their own, DO NOT scroll down to read the comment section as it may contain answers and spoil your puzzle.

Across
1. A pillar creates this between man and machine
2. Absolutely safe
3. Go see for yourself
4. Don’t make or move anything without it
5. The least harmful waste
6. We believe we
7. The suggestion system exists to make use of this
Down
1. What it’s all about
2. We completed another one this week, but most companies haven’t even started
3. A required result of kaizen
4. And then think about it (two words)
5. Paper theater for daily, weekly, monthly checks
6. The number is often much bigger (two words)
7. Missing the bill
Answers to this crossword puzzle can be found by following this link.

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Jon Miller

Jon has dedicated his 25+ year career to the field of kaizen, continuous improvement, and lean management. Jon spent the first eighteen years of his life in Japan, then graduated from McGill University with a bachelor’s in linguistics.

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