The 5S 4th of July – Tips for a Safe and Lean Independence Day
Sort, Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain Like many process improvement enthusiasts, we at üttana love to extend our workplace knowhow …
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Going Lean in a Union Environment
One potential “Barrier to Lean” that we address in our latest video series is unions.
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Tip-toeing Toward Lean: The Pilot Project
In our upcoming series, Barriers to Lean, we discuss some ways to overcome objections to Lean reforms.
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What is a Barrier to Lean?
Speaking with the attendees, I heard many variations on the same story, “How do I convince my manager/coworkers/employees to go Lean?”
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Everybody Get Lean: Episode 3!
At long last, we are releasing episode three of our our hit comedy series, "Everybody Get Lean", the world's first Lean themed comedy.
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“Aren’t Managers a Waste?”
I was discussing Lean with one of our members who had recently started to train their customer service team.
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Kaizen is a People-Focused Practice
To a casual learner, Lean might seem very material focused.
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Lean: “Why Isn’t This Working?”
Sometimes, for all your best intentions, Lean just is not catching on at your facility.
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3 Techniques for Making Your Office As Organized as a Toyota Plant
Ever since Toyota put Lean on the map for businesses, the idea of efficiency has been tied to the bells and whistles of a shopfloor.
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Learning in the 21st Century
Moore’s law states that the computing power of circuitry will double every two years.
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