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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.
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.
Turning Downtime into Learning Time
Tools or Culture?
With our annual Northeast LEAN Conference just a few days away, I want to relate a personal story about the theme of this year’s conference,
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September 14 , 2017.
The Final Frontier
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first US astronaut to journey to the “final frontier.” Atop a Mercury rocket, Shepard launched into a..
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June 05 , 2017.
Lean Wizards
October was Lean conference month for me: First our own Northeast Lean Conference in Worcester (pronounced “Wustah”), then the international AME..
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October 31 , 2016.
Profitless Part Proliferation
I wrote a post a little more than five years ago about Variety Reduction Program (VRP), an amazing but little known product design optimization tool...
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June 27 , 2016.
Traditional Lean?
Twice in the last month I’ve heard the phrase “Traditional Lean” used in public presentations. In neither case did the presenter explain the..
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May 31 , 2016.
Eye of the Beholder
Many moons ago when I was just getting started on my lean journey, I visited a large automotive supplier to benchmark pull systems. My own factory..
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May 20 , 2016.
Lazy Lean Guy
In 1987, shortly after I became a manufacturing manager, the shop foreman at the time warned me about a young assembler: “Watch out for Michael, he’s..
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November 12 , 2015.