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Create a “Continuous Improvement Machine”

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:December 10, 2024
  • Post category:Juicy Quote

"Lean is a transformation that builds toward a continuous improvement culture, not just a 'program' that's designed to make tactical gains. Lean can certainly help as a short-term tactical tool,…

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Seven Benefits from Following Standards

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:November 19, 2024
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Companies that are serious about the Lean Business Culture standardize everything they can. The most important things to standardize are are the procedures we use to create value for our…

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Sustainable Competitive Advantage

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:November 11, 2024
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It's easy to think that standards REDUCE creativity. One of the big surprises in Lean is the exact opposite: when used rightly, standards INCREASE creativity and flexibility. They do so…

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What Happens When You Keep Improving?

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:November 1, 2024
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When you keep improving the same process over and over, it keeps getting better.  Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation (2nd Ed.) by George Koenigsaecker (CRC Press, 2013) pp. 48-53

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Everyone Has Two Responsibilities

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:October 31, 2024
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"In a Lean environment, the expectation is that everyone has two responsibilities. The first is to run your part of the business--even if that is only a single workstation--on a…

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What is “Continuous Improvement?”

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:October 30, 2024
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"Continuous improvement means getting better every day and is the driver for building a sustainable enterprise. Only those at the gemba [where the work is done] can understand the problems…

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An Atmosphere of Continuous Learning

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:October 29, 2024
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"The Toyota Way can be briefly summarized through the two pillars that support it: 'Continuous Improvement' and 'Respect for People.' Continuous improvement, often called kaizen, defines Toyota's basic approach to…

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What Kind of BRAIN do I Need?

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:October 3, 2024
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My last few posts have focused on the role of "thinking" in Lean. I've said that the core of it is "THINKING People." In the Lean Business Culture, we don't…

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Daily Problem-Solving Process

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:July 31, 2024
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"Without a practical and continuous problem-solving process that is used on a daily basis, there will be a gap in any company’s lean transformation."  Toyota Culture by Jeffrey Liker &…

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An Army of Problem-Solvers

  • Post author:Ray Randolph
  • Post published:July 26, 2024
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"For any company pursuing any form of improvement, problem-solving is vital. An organization with only pockets of problem-solving ability will struggle in the long run. An organization with an army…

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