KAMIZEN Kamizen specializes in metal stamping and laser sheet metal processing for a wide variety of applications. Demand can fluctuate wildly; the company’s specialty entails small …
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I employed an accountant many years ago to head up the debt collection department in the company I was managing. On paper, she had all the …
Employee happiness leads to greater efficiency and higher quality, which is why it’s increasingly being adopted as an indicator by firms. But how does lean relate …
Humans have been designing strategies to deal with their overwhelming problems since the dawn of time. From the strategies used by ancient Greek generals to defeat …
Haidilao has been the most popular hotpot restaurant chain in China for many years now. Famous for its Sichuan-style broth and its top-notch customer service, the …
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The lean journey of the Halfway Group has been documented extensively on Planet Lean (read previous articles here). By any measure, the transformation has been successful, …
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Examples of lean companies that experienced a sudden 50%+ drop in turnover this spring due to the Covid-19 pandemic abound. We have come across so many …
Can lean thinking help with a brutal drop
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I recently perused the content of my Notes from the Gemba series and realized that over the years I have observed and reported on many key …
Lean logistics at Thales Land & Air System
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Ensuring our message gets across to people can make or break our projects, marketing campaigns (not to mention political ones), even our transformation efforts. The importance …
How lean tools and principles lead to better writing Read More »
Nobel prize recipient Daniel Kahneman distinguishes two different thinking pathways according to whether we think hotly, which is quickly and automatically, or coldly, that is slowly …