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The Spooky Resemblance of GM, Ford and Chrysler to Zombies

By Jon Miller - October 25th, 2008

This week families across the United States celebrate the pagan festival of the harvest and visitation by the dead. They place hollowed-out and glowing gourds and gruesome decorations in their homes. Their children go out to harvest sw

What Tool of Lean Manufacturing Do You Use First?

By Jon Miller - October 23rd, 2008

Today we received a question from Konrad, one of our readers, on how to implement lean manufacturing (LM). He asked: I tried to find if there is a particular way to implement LM. I found only this: 1. Factory tour & meeting with m

System Toyota Of Production: TPS or STOP?

By Jon Miller - October 21st, 2008

Another way to think about lean manufacturing is that it is a system of stopping: no more waste, variation or overburden, just the value the customer wants at the right speed, quality and cost. The classic TPS house comprised of the pi

Value Stream Mapping Q&A

By Ron Pereira - October 20th, 2008

Sunil, a reader of LSS Academy, recently asked me several value stream mapping questions via email. I have been to your site and was quite impressed by your e-book on Lean Manufacturing. I need your guidance related to VSM as per below

Is Mean Lean Better than No Lean?

By Jon Miller - October 19th, 2008

Often lean implementations are begun not after great thought and deliberation but because of a conviction that waste is evil and there is no time like the present. Is mean lean better than no lean? I thought this was a rhetorical quest

Asking for Change

By Jon Miller - October 15th, 2008

Today we are joining over 11,000 people all across the world in writing about poverty as part of something called Blog Action Day 2008. The aim is to raise awareness, initiate action and to make a positive change in the are of poverty.

13 Lean Leadership Lessons from Dwight D. Eisenhower

By Jon Miller - October 14th, 2008

Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the 34th President of the United States of America, from 1953 to 1961. He was born on October 14, 1890. Today is the 108th anniversary of his birth. Eisenhower was a man of great insight gained through ac

Winners of Lean Hospital Books

By Jon Miller - October 10th, 2008

Many thanks to everyone who commented and contributed to the conversation this week about lean healthcare through the Q&A series with Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals. I hope soon others will publish similar books on lean gov

Defragmentation, Lean Systems and Putting Back Things Where They Belong

By Jon Miller - October 7th, 2008

Defragmentation: correcting existing fragmentation by reorganizing files and free space back into contiguous areas. Most of us have run the defragmentation tool on our computer hard drives. If you never have, you may want to do it now.

Q&A with Mark Graban, Author of Lean Hospitals

By Jon Miller - October 3rd, 2008

Whenever we can use kaizen to improve not only our economy but the other pillars of a whole society such as education or healthcare, we are truly blessed. Next week we will be learning a lot about how hospitals are applying lean manage

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