A Kaizen Event Story
By Jean Cunningham: Just a quick story of a kaizen event….this one was in a service company. They wanted to improve cash flow by getting receivable more quickly. By mapping the current process with a few of the sales people,…
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The Old "New Manufacturing Challenge"
By Jean Cunningham: I am just re-reading a book that I read at the beginning of my lean journey in 1992. It is The New Manufacturing Challenge: Techniques for Continuous Improvement by Kiyoshi Suzaki. It is still an excellent easy…
Lean Accounting Resources
By Jean Cunningham: The topic of Lean Accounting has been getting quite of bit of interest the last few months. The Institute of Management Accounting (www.ima.org ) had their first webinar on the topic of lean and had their largest…
Lean Accounting Webcast Today, March 7
Real Numbers through Lean Accounting… The evolution of accounting in support of “lean” operations This webcast is not free ($79) but might be worth checking out, as it includes Lean Blogger Jean Cunningham. Live AICPA WebcastWednesday, March 7, 20071-3PM ET…
Kanban for Shared Resource
By Jean Cunningham: Normally when I think of Kanban, I think of external Kanban between the manufacturing cell and the external supplier. However, kanban within the plant when there are shared resources is very common too. (At least until all…
Initiating Lean with 5S?
By Jean Cunningham: Mark’s note: Here is the first post from Jean Cunningham. I’m looking forward to her future contributions to the blog. For more about Jean and her lean experience, click here. She brings a unique perspective to the…
