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GA 291 | Understanding Your Suppliers with Denise Meredith

By Jessica Bush Updated on October 31st, 2019

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This week’s guest is Denise Meredith. Ron and Denise discussed everything from working with suppliers, to casket manufacturing, to automation. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

The quote that inspires Denise (2:34)
How Denise was introduced to continuous improvement (3:12)
What makes people good at continuous improvement (4:56)
Denise’s work with suppliers (8:44)
Meeting resistance (13:22)
An anecdote about caskets (16:38)
The impact of automation and the challenges involved (20:49)
Why TPM will become even more important (24:09)
Denise’s advice for those new to lean (24:53)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

Janet Munyao
November 29, 2019 - 9:59 pm
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It was first podcast and it was an eye opener as I’m looking for an interesting place that I can work and have fun.