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Tag: Lean

The Philosophy of Buy-In

By Frank Posted on April 20, 2014 Posted in Business, Consulting, Lean Manufacturing, Philosophies Tagged with Buy-In, consulting, Lean, politics, Six Sigma, standardization, standards, templates

Whew, finally back from a grueling two-week trip to New Hampshire. In addition to the politics and frustrations that go with working with multiple companies and egos, I also ended up in the hospital for a day with both a …

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Genba

By Frank Posted on July 28, 2013 Posted in Consulting, Lean Manufacturing, Travel Tagged with Gemba, Genba, Japan, Lean

Have you ever been to Genba? Let me take you to a mystical, wonderful land that far too many people overlook in their travels. Genba is a Japanese word that means “the actual (or the real) place”. To understand a …

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Misuse of Tools

By Frank Posted on May 5, 2013 Posted in Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Life Tagged with design, Lean, tools

There has never been a better time to be an engineer when it comes to the tools available to help us in our jobs. Computers operate at amazing speeds, new software comes out every year with more and more capability …

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Kaizen

By Frank Posted on October 28, 2012 Posted in Lean Manufacturing, Me Tagged with kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma

A major element of Lean methodology is Kaizen, or “improvement”. The term can refer to a continuous process or to a planned improvement event concentrating on a specific target. From the Industrial Automation: Hands On manuscript: Continuous improvement, or Kaizen, …

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