Standardized Work

Along my Lean journey, I learned an expression about the role of leaders and I shared this in my first book Lean…

I had a chance to go back to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in south San Antonio last week with…

Mark's note: Ah, another NFL playoff weekend and time for another football post to follow up my apparent jinxing of…

I recently stumbled across a very interesting and well-produced mixed-media presentation that starts with the…

Mark's Note: I'm just getting back from vacation, so we're wrapping up the guest posts. Today's post is by…

Mark's Note: Today's post is by a colleague from The Netherlands, Erwin Haas. Erwin is a leader in a Dutch…

My guests for episode #185 are Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner and our topic, for the first time on…

I had a chat with somebody from a hospital recently who asked about following one Lean principle and that…

There's a great piece, currently available for free on the HBR website, about continuous improvement: The…

Here's a fascinating article: "How Toyota brought its famed manufacturing method to India." The piece starts…

"Approximately 8 to 10% of the individuals who walk through our doors are being hurt by us," says David  Musyj, CEO…

I've been fortunate to have the chance to visit an Autoliv factory in Utah - a great Lean company that makes air…

Len Berry Joining me for Episode #169 is Leonard L. Berry, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Marketing…

Following up on my recent post on the tour of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) plant in San Antonio,…

My guest for podcast #160 is Joseph S. Guarisco, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP. Dr. Guarisco is currently Chairman of…

While working in different environments and different industries, I've seen many work requirements that were deemed…

Our Kaizen Institute guide, Brad Schmidt (pictured above) talked to us on Monday about standardized work. He said,…

Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician,"…