Tag: Everyday Lean

About a week ago, I was flying, and the passenger beside me knocked his water over right into my lap. Argh! I sent a Tweet...

Error proofing (aka "poka yoke" or mistake proofing) is such a powerful Lean method. Some people, unfortunately, think that Lean is only about speed...

I was running errands around Boston last Saturday, preparing for our move back to Texas (as my wife finishes her 12 month grad school...

Saturday morning, as part of my preparation to cook for a brunch gathering (I really enjoy cooking as a hobby, for those who don't...

I'm sitting here on a Sunday morning, drinking a cup of coffee I made at home with bottled water. Why bottled water? Because of...

Working at the Lean Enterprise Institute gave me an unexpected daily benefit: I finally got to use a simple office kanban system instead of...

Unlike Thursday's joke, this is real. It's a video posted by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), featuring a full-time Lean professional, a "kaizen...

I'm a very frequent computer user and I'm pretty good with the ole' shortcut keys, on both Mac and Windows (I'm bi-lingual). I remember when...

Stepping away from serious issues, let's talk about things that can really get heated -- like washers and dryers (rim shot). Sorry for the...

When I was in Sweden, the one hospital I visited had an automated coffee machine that made a variety of drinks. In getting a...

by Dan Markovitz I took this picture of a UPS truck recently in NYC. (The orange signs say "SAFETY.") At first I thought, "Great! UPS...

It's time for some coffee talk other than Starbucks... afternoon coffee break here. In Philadelphia last week during our LEI workshops (have you seen our...