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What’s Faster: One Piece Flow or Mass Production? Watch This Envelope Stuffing Simulation To Find Out!

By Ron Pereira - July 29th, 2014

We recently re-shot the first video I ever created back in 2008. Specifically, this video shows the difference between one piece flow and mass production. I first learned of this simulation many years ago while reading the book Lean

GA 016 | Developing Lean Leaders with Jamie Flinchbaugh

By Ron Pereira - July 24th, 2014

This episode’s guest is Jamie Flinchbaugh, who has over 20 years of lean transformation experience. I’ve followed his work for years and was so excited to finally connect with him on this episode. Jamie is such a down-to-

We Have Met the Enemy

By Ron Pereira - July 21st, 2014

My 7-year-old son and I were recently driving together in the car. My son isn’t normally a big talker (his sisters more than make up for it… ha!) so we were engaged in some small talk while listening to the radio. Then, out

GA 015 | Lean Healthcare in Tanzania with Mike Grogan

By Ron Pereira - July 17th, 2014

Today’s guest is Mike Grogan, who works for CCBRT, a medical relief clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This episode is particularly inspiring…Mike’s answers stayed with me long after our conversation was over. To hear

GA 014 | Lean Leadership with Adam Zak

By Ron Pereira - July 10th, 2014

This week’s podcast guest is Adam Zak, a Lean Executive Recruiter. With a diverse background in lean thinking, accounting, finance, and management Adam uses his unique perspective to share some truly powerful advice. If youR

GA 013 | Lean and Six Sigma in the Service Industry at West Texas A&M with Bryan Glenn

By Ron Pereira - July 3rd, 2014

I’m thrilled to welcome Bryan Glenn as today’s podcast guest. As the Director of Purchasing and Inventory Services at West Texas A&M University, Bryan is responsible for the implementation of the school’s lean ini

GA 012 | Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement with Mike Thelen

By Ron Pereira - June 26th, 2014

Today’s podcast guest is Mike Thelen, Senior Lean Consultant at the Kaizen Institute. Mike is a great guy with a contagious passion for all things continuous improvement. His advice on getting colleagues, managers, and industry

Why is “What is Lean?” ‘A Simple Question Without An Easy Answer’?

By Jon Miller - June 25th, 2014

This article refers to the Lean.org posting: ‘simple question without an easy answer?’ First of all, “what is lean?” is not a question whose answer can be qualified as “easy” or “hard&

GA 011 | The Role of Employee Ideas in Continuous Improvement with Dr. Greg Jacobson

By Ron Pereira - June 19th, 2014

I’m excited to introduce this episode’s guest, Greg Jacobson, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of KaiNexus. Also an emergency medicine practitioner, Greg brings a unique angle to the subject of continuous improvement.

The Secret to Lean Success in One Sentence

By Ron Pereira - June 16th, 2014

I was working on an office value stream map module for the refresh we’re doing to our Transforming your Value Streams course. During this module we share several questions that can be asked as team’s work to create an impro

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