Three questions for my readers: How does the Lean Blog (and Podcast) help with your understanding of Lean concepts and implementation? Have the Blog or Podcast had an impact on you or your organization? What specific posts stand out to…
Thanks again to KaizenProducts.com for their continued support of the Lean Blog! Check out their site for Lean products and training materials. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted…
In the spirit of continuous improvement… I took the book recommendations off of the bottom of the left hand column. I was suspecting that the amazon links were slowing page loads, too much overhead. Are you seeing faster page loads?…
I’d like to welcome a new sponsor, the Lean Supermarket (www.leansupermarket.com). It’s a startup online store that offers a wide range of supplies for your Lean implementation efforts, run by an active lean practitioner. The owner of the site, Brent…
The magazine “Manufacturing Business Technology” (from Reed Publications) is launching their new website today. I’d invite you check them out at www.mbtmag.com. For their new site, MBT asked me to contribute content on Lean Manufacturing, which I’m happy to do…
I want to take a second to highlight our Lean Blog sponsors, particularly for those of you reading the free RSS feed. I appreciate their support of the site and the Lean community. The 5S Store The 5S Store (www.the5sstore.com)…
Dear blog readers — I’m going to be on the road through Wednesday June 27, not sure about internet access or time to post. As I mentioned, I’ll be attending the Global Lean Healthcare Summit in the UK. I know…
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that, while I’m the Lean Blog founder, I’m not the only poster. I like having other voices on the blog and it’s a good chance for good Lean writers…
Principle #1 of the Toyota Way says: Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial goals. Back on April 14, I transitioned the Lean Blog from the old address of kanban.blogspot.com to my…
As the LeanBlog Podcast reaches its 25th episode, I wanted to get some feedback from the listeners. About 1000 people download each Podcast, which is exciting and humbling at the same time. I appreciate y’all (or “you guys,” to my…
In addition to my “Standard Work” for creating the blog, there are some good practices to share as a blog reader. Here’s one. If you’re interested in following just a particular topic and having email updates sent to you, follow…
Thanks again for trying our “5 Whys” Survey. I hope you’ll come back to the Lean Blog and our community here. If you left your email address, you will be entered in the drawing for the prizes listed below. You’ll…