Tag: Everyday Lean
Everyday Lean: The DMV
As we continue our month-long challenge for examples of Everyday Lean, you still have plenty of chances to win. The best will win a...
Everyday Waste: Stamps
I realize that I'm not doing well on personal inventory management when I'm sending out Mothers Day cards with Christmas stamps! At least...
The Downside of Everyday Lean
An email from a friend, he and his company will remain anonymous.
"OK so it's confession time. I've been reading your Blog fairly...
Everyday Lean: Printer Toner
Here is an example of "everyday lean" I discovered:
Rather than giving a late "toner low" notice that says the toner will run out (usually...
Error Proofing Runways
USATODAY.com - Runway safety system has pilots seeing redThis counts as "everyday lean" if you fly a lot like I do. A...
Everyday Poka Yoke
Everyday Examples of Mistake-ProofingI've linked to this web page before, but I love it and I'll link to it again, on the topic of...
Everyday Lean – Managing Your Files
In the age of file sharing, FTP sites, all sorts of web based collaboration tools and the ever dreaded email attachment, it's as though...
Everyday Lean: Error-Proofing Online Bill Pay
Here's the latest in the series on Everyday Lean.
I love online bill payment. My bank and the web make it easy to view and pay...
Everyday Batch: Rental Car Shuttles
I know the airport isn't normally a bastion of lean, but the Albuquerque airport rental car shuttle bus stood out yeserday, in a bad...
Everyday Lean
I've been very interested in applying lean to daily work routines and practices and have been (unfortunately very slowly) working on a series of...
Everyday Lean – Email Inventory
For the first installment of the Everyday Lean series, I thought I would stay with the email theme that originally got me started thinking...
Kitchen Kaizen — The Coffee Pot
I'm working from home this week and have a bit of a "kitchen kaizen" kick, as evidenced by my "lean oatmeal" post.
Last Christmas, I...
