A great Genchi Genbutsu Example is Abraham Lincoln and Leadership. This article shows how he applied "go and see". I just finished reading the book
Environmental Lean Solutions: Case Study from Toyota
On average, most business processes are inefficient and create an unhealthy amount of waste: once you learn to see the process waste all around --
Visual Management and Self-Reliance
One of my primary goals in life is to teach my kids to be eventually good, productive, and self-reliant adults. One area of life-skills that my wife
I’m Nobody Special, But I’m Speaking Anyway
I'm a Lean Six Sigma Conference Speaker. Yes, my face is on the front cover of the brochure. But, little does the audience know that that picture (I'm
Why Humility is Required in the Practice of Lean
I remember a very humbling experience of thinking that I knew how to solve problems and being shown just the opposite by an hourly associate. That
The Hidden Factory: Would the Customer Pay for That?
The Hidden Factory is a term that refers to activities in an operation or standard operating procedure (SOP). A few examples of Hidden Factories are
Visual Identity Using Icons: The Floppy Disk Save Button
My daughter recently turned 10 years old. So, because her friends have email and communicate via email, I recently helped her obtain an account. In
Everyday Poka-Yoke: Cost of Poor Quality
There is wisdom in the definition of Six Sigma, which is 3.4 defects per one million opportunities (DPMO), allowing for a 1.5 Sigma shift. But, some
Lean for Software Development: Is it a Silver Bullet?
We interviewed Mary Poppendieck in which she answers my reader's questions. Today, she answers a question about Agile being a Sivler Bullet. Here