To succeed in today's hyper-competitive environment, organizations must strive to improve continuously. But, because that's easier said than done, forward-thinking business leaders have developed several structured improvement methodologies over the years. One of the most widespread is an approach that grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, Lean manufacturing. … [Read more...] about The Principles and Implementation of Lean Improvement
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Five Missing Pieces in Your Standardized Work
So, how is your standardized work (SW) implementation going?Responses to that usually paint an ugly picture. Here’s what I frequently hear:“We just don’t have the discipline Toyota has to make SW work.”“We put it in place, but the people don’t follow it.”“We have trouble transferring good SW from one worksite to another.”“We are good at determining the One Best … [Read more...] about Five Missing Pieces in Your Standardized Work