Comments on: "lean" is not "Lean" http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:40:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ron Pereira http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2490 Ron Pereira Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:19:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2490 I think Kevin is onto something with the name change. <br/><br/>How about we stick with TPS but simply refer to it as the "Thinking" Production System.<br/><br/>That, in an essence, is what I believe people like Ohno and Shingo and even Deming were really challenging us to do - think! I think Kevin is onto something with the name change.

How about we stick with TPS but simply refer to it as the “Thinking” Production System.

That, in an essence, is what I believe people like Ohno and Shingo and even Deming were really challenging us to do – think!

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]]> By: Roch http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2488 Roch Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:40:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2488 A nasty acronym was given to me for the word "lean" a few years ago : Less Employees Are Needed. I didn't care for it then and I still don't care for it now. It's this popular misunderstanding of what Lean is that makes our job difficult. That and the fact that too many companies used Lean for cutting head count. A nasty acronym was given to me for the word “lean” a few years ago : Less Employees Are Needed. I didn’t care for it then and I still don’t care for it now. It’s this popular misunderstanding of what Lean is that makes our job difficult. That and the fact that too many companies used Lean for cutting head count.

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2486 Mark Graban Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:07:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2486 This far into the game, I think we're somewhat stuck with the work, at a global level. Now, for a local effort, you might choose to not say "Lean" at all, but be prepared to explain to the outside world what you're doing is "Lean." This far into the game, I think we’re somewhat stuck with the work, at a global level. Now, for a local effort, you might choose to not say “Lean” at all, but be prepared to explain to the outside world what you’re doing is “Lean.”

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]]> By: Kevin Carrelli http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2485 Kevin Carrelli Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:07:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2485 Since the word lean has multiple meanings, maybe its time for a new word to describe "lean" as the TPS and similar work to reduce waste and improve flexibility. When speaking to those whose native language is not English, "lean" can be eve more confusing. <br/><br/>What is another word we can use? Since the word lean has multiple meanings, maybe its time for a new word to describe “lean” as the TPS and similar work to reduce waste and improve flexibility. When speaking to those whose native language is not English, “lean” can be eve more confusing.

What is another word we can use?

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]]> By: Andy Wagner http://www.leanblog.org/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2481 Andy Wagner Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:18:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/08/lean-is-not-lean/#comment-2481 It is an odd usage. The Toyota approach seems to be reducing variation to create capacity, and in fact, have a surplus of people and monetary resources. One of their ways to reduce variation is to have plenty of extra manpower, and more flexible manpower to close gaps when people are sick or on vacation, or when machines go down and so forth. Lean in inventory and lead time, fat in people and production capacity. Quite the opposite of "lean." It is an odd usage. The Toyota approach seems to be reducing variation to create capacity, and in fact, have a surplus of people and monetary resources. One of their ways to reduce variation is to have plenty of extra manpower, and more flexible manpower to close gaps when people are sick or on vacation, or when machines go down and so forth. Lean in inventory and lead time, fat in people and production capacity. Quite the opposite of “lean.”

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