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Deming Prize winner, Ryuji Fukuda, introduced a document to my company in 1989 referred to as the X-Type Matrix for Objective Management. Relatively..
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April 04 , 2024.
Office Work
I was asked to lead a workshop in the sales order department of a manufacturer whom we had helped with process improvement on the factory floor...
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March 19 , 2024.
Dogs & Buns
In a humorous moment from Steve Martin's comedy, Father of the Bride, there is a scene where George Banks (Martin) argues with a store clerk that the..
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February 26 , 2024.
A Christmas Message from the CEO of Spotify
Yesterday, in a memo to employees, Spotify co-founder and CEO, Daniel Ek, announced a 17% reduction in force, equating the move to “being lean”, thus..
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December 06 , 2023.
Conference is Community
What Does L.E.A.N. Mean?
As we approach the 19th year of our annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference (less than a month away!), I’d like to emphasize the acronym L.E.A.N...
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September 11 , 2023.
Labor Wastage Day
I’ll admit it. After five decades watching U.S. companies turning to simplistic accounting tricks to remain profitable, I’m discouraged. I was a kid..
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Everybody Everyday,
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September 01 , 2023.
It's About Time
Our 19th annual Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference (L.E.A.N. = Lean Enable and Nurture) is now just weeks away. This year’s theme, IT’S ABOUT TIME,..
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August 24 , 2023.
The First Shingo Prize – Behind the Scenes
This post is a prequel to another from June 2023, which recounted the very first Shingo Prize award ceremony – 35 years ago. Attending this year’s..
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TOC
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August 14 , 2023.
Knowledge Workers
Peter Drucker, celebrated by BusinessWeek magazine in 2005 as “the man who invented management,” is credited with a concept that has created..
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August 04 , 2023.