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Paul W. Critchley founded New England Lean Consulting after enjoying a successful career implementing Lean Principles throughout the Automotive, Medical Device and Aerospace industries. He is co-author of “The Whole Professional, A Collection of Essays to Help You Achieve a Full and Satisfying Life”. He can be reached at http://www.newenglandleanconsulting.com.

Fast Lean – What’s Not to Love?

Mark's note: I somehow stumbled across this 2002 HBR article, Read a Plant--Fast, so I asked regular guest blogger…

In this post, Paul Critchley writes about signs not being a good solution to most problems. Does posting a sign…

Mark's Note: I thought "OCR" meant Optical Character Reader and I thought a "BattleFrog" was the name of a minor…

For many families, making a trip to Walt Disney World is the quintessential family vacation. My wife and I started…

I'm a car guy. Above all other mechanical devices that we engineers get to be involved with, I am fascinated most…

Mark's note: Today's post is a guest contribution from Paul Critchley. Check out his previous posts here. As…

Mark's Note: I asked Paul Critchley to blog about this article from The Atlantic that I read recently: "Why L.L.…

Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and he brings up important points about not reducing inventory…

Mark's note: Today's post is by Paul Critchley and he raises important questions that I've seen in both factories…

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Paul Critchley and while it shares a story from a manufacturing company, I…