While on a hike with the kids last week, my eye caught this very nice Defect Display Board, explaining what is not appropriate to do on the hiking
How to Check for Errors
There are several approaches to checking for errors. In this article, I'll discuss three common ways to check for process errors: Successive Check,
Taiichi Ohno Quotes – Do Not Fear Failure
Continuing my review of Wakamatsu's book on Taiichi Ohno, today we discuss his views on experimentation, learning from previous masters, and the
Taiichi Ohno Quotes on Lean Leadership
In Yoshihito Wakamatsu's book The Toyota Mindset, he explains Taiichi Ohno's approach to Lean Leadership and how to deal with resistance to change.
Root Cause Analysis at NASA
Root Cause Failure Analysis is the term used at NASA - National Aeronautic Space Administration. Due to budget cuts, NASA was recently closed, but
Dyslexia Symptoms and Treatment Through Font Manipulation
Dyslexia Symptoms and Treatment are various and many. We know that when there is no standard, there is no Kaizen. We often think of this statement as
Waste of Over Information and Systemic Wastes
We know that the 7 Wastes of Lean are not equal but they also build off of each other. For example, while overproduction might be present in a
Process Improvement in the Legal Industry: Improving the Practice of Law
We are pleased to have a guest post today by my very good friend, Eric Myers. Eric shares his thoughts about Lean and Six Sigma in the practice of
Medical Records Storage: A Kaizen
In early 2007, a friend I met from a conference on which he and I both spoke, shared an interesting project with me. He gave me permission to share