As a new weekly feature, we will be asking our readers a question about how they use Lean or other continuous improvement methods in their organization.
This week, we would like to know how your company makes time for improvement activity.
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I recently got an email from Tim McMahon of “A Lean Journey” asking me a set of questions that he was sending out to a bunch of Lean voices. I had worked with him on Read more…
There’s an old expression about ‘pulling out all the stops’ to get something accomplished. It basically means doing everything within your power to make sure that a task is completed. Where Does This Expression Come Read more…
Generally speaking, people view inspections as a good thing and a sign of good quality. The truth is that inspections are generally a sign of the opposite. Unless mandated by some legal requirement, inspections are Read more…
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ratfink · June 1, 2013 at 10:45 am
Improvement is an integral part of everyone’s job, not an event for which time needs to be made. Innovation management is another issue and needs a sound system of cost/benefit analysis and prioritization.