Going Cheap Vs. Leading and Being Lean
I've worked with a lot of companies whose primary operational strategy boils down to "cut costs". Others on Mark's…
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In Search of the Best MRP Manufacturers
By Mark Edmondson, Lean AffilliatesLean Blog readers - I need your input. I'm looking for the best performing…
Frustrated Champions
By Mark Edmondson, LEAN AffiliatesLast week I had three unrelated yet similar phone conversations that you, an…
Is new technology the best investment for your next dollar?
By Mark Edmondson, LEAN AffiliatesI made a day trip to the Assembly Technology Expo in Chicago last week. What an…
Weak Link: Management’s Relationship with People
Inspired by an article in Workforce Performance Solutions Journal Oct 2005 and personal experience. Waves of…
Should Your COO Learn Japanese?
By Bill Waddell
(Note from Mark Edmondson: Here's a recent article written by LEAN Affiliate Bill Waddell that I…
"Siren Song": Enjoy Increased Confidence and Satisfaction with…
by Mark Edmondson This post may be shameless about poking fun at a real software product, but I couldn't resist:…
Your Mission as Change Agent
By Mark Edmondson As a lean professional, here are two facts you already know about you and your company:1.…
Please Hold
By Mark Edmondson Seth Godin's (author of Purple Cow and All Marketers are Liars) blog often has pearls of lean…
First the V-Pill; Now it’s the V-Chain
Article LinkBy Mark Edmondson Do you experience lumpy product demand? Do you suffer from "outsourced manufacturing…
Lean and Outsourcing
By Mark Edmondson Bill Waddell's post on Evolving Excellence makes a humorous yet tragic point about how lean is…
Lean Consumption at the Post Office
By Mark Edmondson Today I went to the local post office to buy holiday stamps and Priority Mail boxes. (An aside:…
Encounters with Peter Drucker
From Mark Edmondson:Peter F. Drucker passed away on November 11, eight days before his 96th birthday. Since he was…
Two Common HR Practices That Sabotage Lean Initiatives
Our consulting firm has two HR requirements before we'll work with a client:1. No regular employee will lose their…