Opportunity in Disruption: What Lean Manufacturing Can Learn from Lean Startups
Henry Ford’s legendary remark, “You can have any color you want as long as it’s black,” would not go over …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreGoing Lean in a Union Environment
One potential “Barrier to Lean” that we address in our latest video series is unions.
Read MoreTip-toeing Toward Lean: The Pilot Project
In our upcoming series, Barriers to Lean, we discuss some ways to overcome objections to Lean reforms.
Read MoreWhat 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?”
Read MoreEverybody 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.
Read More“Aren’t Managers a Waste?”
I was discussing Lean with one of our members who had recently started to train their customer service team.
Read MoreKaizen is a People-Focused Practice
To a casual learner, Lean might seem very material focused.
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