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Lean Thinker Challenge #6

By Ron Pereira - November 25th, 2014

Welcome to another edition of the Lean Thinker Challenge! The Situation Several members of your team just attended the AME Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Today is their first day back to work and they’re far more pumped up

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Airbnb and Uber – From Batch to One Piece Flow

By Kevin Meyer - November 17th, 2014

Some of the more interesting internet-driven companies these days are the likes of Airbnb and Uber. They call themselves part of the “sharing economy.” But let’s take a look at the word “share.” From the MacMillan dictionary

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

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