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20. The Term “Lean Production” is 25 Years Old – Some Thoughts on the Original John Krafcik Article 13.5k views
21. Free Download: Process Tracking Letters for Lean Daily Management Boards 13.3k views
22. PDF of “Triumph of the Lean Production System” is Finally Available 12.5k views
23. Picking on the PICK Chart 11.6k views
24. Wise Words from Mark Twain on Continuous Improvement and Perfection 11.4k views
25. What Happens to Leaders Who Don't Listen? 11.3k views
26. Podcasts 10.3k views
27. Guest Post: The One Thing Lean Six Sigma Got Wrong About Lean 10.1k views
28. Fighting “We've Always Done It This Way” in Workplaces & Baseball 10.1k views
29. About Mark Graban 9.6k views
30. Video on a “2-Bin” Kanban System at a Pennsylvania Hospital 9.4k views
31. Farewell to “30 Rock” & its Six Sigma Jokes 9.2k views
32. Origins of this Quote on “The Biggest Room in the World”? 8.9k views
33. A Toyota Leader on Misunderstandings About the Toyota Production System 8.3k views
34. “Standard” vs. “Standardized” Work in Lean 8.3k views
35. Is it a Bad Idea to Pay a Lean Consultant Based on a Percentage of Cost Savings? 8.1k views
36. Video of a Daily Huddle at Everett Clinic 8k views
37. Top 10 Amazon Healthcare Administration Books 8k views
38. Video: Toyota Helps a NYC Food Bank & Hurricane Sandy Victims 7.8k views
39. Lean Comedy 7.7k views
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41. Great Steve Jobs Video (& Transcript) from 1990 on Continuous Improvement 7.4k views
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43. Doctors Bash “Taylorism” and “Toyota Lean” in the New England Journal of Medicine 7.4k views
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