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Leading Lean: Develop a Target Condition Before Your Action

09.04.2009

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. My last three columns have touched on different aspects of applying lean thinking to projects and problems, including different aspects of A3 thinking and methodology. This month focuses on yet another aspect, the target condition. Continue reading…  

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On Evolving Excellence: The Supervisor Transformed

08.24.2009

This guest blog post is now published on Evolving Excellence. See the full article on that site.
In a lean transformation, a lot of focus is placed on transforming senior leadership up to and including the CEO. This is proper effort. However, whether effective or not, the CEO has had to lead transformation before and will [...]

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Leading Lean A-Z: F for be First

08.11.2009

by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean[This is a continuation of a thread on Leading Lean topics from A-Z]When visiting companies that feel better about their lean journey than they probably should, perhaps the most common thin…

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