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Category Archives: Lean-Manufacturing

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Continuous Learning Outperforms Continuous Improvement

Aug 2, 2017

Why is CI insufficient for long term success, and what can you do about it? Here is advice for all manufacturing leaders to create operations …

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Why Lean Fails So Often

May 3, 2016

When something fails over 90% of the time, it’s usually tossed to the curb. Lean implementations fail at least that often. Why do they fail …

Just Because They Call It Lean Does Not Mean That It Is

Apr 27, 2015

Rebecca examines the system behind the tools, which is what Lean Manufacturing really means.

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Vaccinations and Excellence

Jan 28, 2015

As the measles outbreak that began in Disneyland spreads to multiple states, Public Health experts (including John Swartzburg from UC-Berkeley) voice frustration and concern. Entirely …

Why 75% Of Companies Fail At Lean Transformation

Jan 27, 2015

Rebecca shares how to become one of the few who succeed at realizing the potential of lean.

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AME Lean Conference: All About Leadership

Nov 17, 2014

I just invested 5 days at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) international conference in Jacksonville, FL. Over the years, the content of the conference …

Layout of a Greenfield Operation

Nov 2, 2014

A manufacturer has a rare opportunity to reduce costs significantly when it moves operations to a new building. Determining the optimal layout that minimizes …

Competition is a Lot Like New York City

Sep 29, 2014

As I look through my hotel window at the New York traffic, I am reminded that this is indeed the city that never sleeps. The …

Lean Is Not About Cost Reduction

Aug 26, 2014

In this podcast Becky explains that you can’t cut your way to the top – cost reduction is best achieved as a result of improving other factors. Lean manufacturing can help you do that.