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Vague Instructions and Counting

By Ron Pereira - April 7th, 2010

On Monday I wrote a fun little article asking the fine readers of LSS Academy if they could count! Of course this was all done in fun… as I know you can all count. But, as many of you pointed out, there were several lessons to be lea

Can you count? Are you sure?

By Ron Pereira - April 5th, 2010

If you’ve ever gone through some form of continuous improvement training you may have done this little experiment. But in case you haven’t, I’d like to challenge you to count the number of times the letter “F

The Rolling Tool Cart

By Ron Pereira - February 24th, 2010

I recently came across the video below and was intrigued by many aspects of this “rolling tool cart.” Here are some of the things I liked. It was made for around $50 according to this article. It’s on wheels It can be

Bill Waddell on American Manufacturing

By Ron Pereira - May 21st, 2009

I don’t pretend to be an “economic guru” by any means… honestly it all makes my head hurt a bit. I did, however, thoroughly enjoy reading Bill Waddell’s thoughts on the state of manufacturing in America &#

Free Introduction to Lean Video

By Ron Pereira - February 18th, 2009

Here is part one of our first Gemba Academy video. To see the complete and full screen version – in high definition – please visit our main site. Stay tuned for more free videos in the coming weeks.

The Best Investment Advice

By Ron Pereira - January 26th, 2009

Note: This is the 400th article here on LSS Academy! I’ll take some time to reflect on this in the near future. But for now, I have a far more important topic to discuss. Read on. Times are tough. Real tough. You may have recently lo

5 Tips for Video Taping Others

By Ron Pereira - January 14th, 2009

I’ve recently been involved with a SMED (single minute exchange of dies) kaizen event. The event itself was extremely effective and tons of fun… and while I could share the specifics of the event with you I won’t. Instead, I want

Seek and Destroy (Muda)

By Ron Pereira - December 18th, 2008

(electric guitar plays) Alright! Scanning the scene in the city tonight We’re looking for you to start up a fight There’s an evil feeling in our brains But it’s nothing new you know it drives us insane. Back in the Da

How to Create Meaningful Safety Graphs

By Ron Pereira - December 2nd, 2008

Creating meaningful charts and graphs for safety related issues can be hard, not to mention confusing. It doesn’t have to be. In this article I will share a technique that may help bring some clarity to the situation. The Wrong Appro

Management Improvement Carnival #46

By Ron Pereira - November 3rd, 2008

I have the honor of hosting the 46th edition of the management improvement carnival. So without further delay here are some of my favorite articles from the past few weeks. Kevin Meyer, of Evolving Excellence fame, recently traveled

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