Tag: Books

Onshoring

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Onshoring may not be the counter-argument to offshoring, particularly since most of the cases are just KEEPING work in the US when it could...

Customer Focus?

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Here's some not-so-interesting news that I believe indicates not being focused on the customer and the subsequent focus on waste elimination. Harley-Davidson is changing...

You Get What You Measure

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It is often said "what gets measured gets done." I don't quite believe that, but measurement has a clear impact on behaviors within an...

Mark Being Interviewed, Upcoming Podcasts

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PodcasterNews - Industry Report 8-4 Lean Blog Podcast - LeanBlog.orgThe link above is a short interview I did with Ken Rayment for his podcast,...

Leading Lean August – Observing Work

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Also from the August issue of Assembly Magazine is my latest column of Leading Lean. The topic this month is the key issue of...

Dreaming Lean – as in Dreamliner

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Here is an article from Assembly Magazine by Adam Cort about Boeing's Dreamliner called Living the Dream. Boeing has been working on lean for a...

Great Books You Didn’t Know Were About Lean

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Although my book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road, is very much about lean, I particularly enjoy finding lessons on lean...

Lean Lessons from History: Pursuit of Perfection

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Few would argue that lean is about an journey to the ideal state, towards perfection. It's a continuous, never ending journey. This is quite...

Jamie Flinchbaugh Audio Interview

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Odeo: 2006 Congressional Agenda, Lean Manufacturing, Auto Show- 01/22/06The link above is an interview that Jamie did with a radio station earlier this year.Jamie's...

Building Near Your Customers

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By Jamie Flinchbaugh Mark recently posted about Building Near Your Customers. Here's another reason - your product might end up at the bottom of the...

Great Books You Didn’t Know Were About Lean

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There are many books that are not at all about lean, but the lessons they contain are very helpful to a lean journey. Here's...

Demand Stream Mapping?

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Getting lean right is more than just ideas. Here's an article on demand stream mapping that I was actually interviewed for. Don't know what...