Lean Thinking Articles

Below you will find all articles and posts tagged with Lean Thinking. These articles are either primarily about Lean Thinking or about topics that are directly related to Lean Thinking.

Are You Realizing Your Potential?

Last week we talked about the continual improvement journey at CTMT Data Center. This week we will discuss Ram Jack Foundation Systems, an internationally recognized structural repair company with the latest foundation repair technology and a tradition of the highest standards in customer care. 

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Author: Editor    Published on: May 21st, 2007
Categories: Case Studies

They’ve Got Power at CTMT

Last week we discussed Precoat Metal’s change initiatives. This week we will talk about the Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT) Data Center Facilities Team that takes their mission very seriously. 

CTMT is one of the nation’s most successful real estate and facility management companies,

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Author: Editor    Published on: May 14th, 2007
Categories: Case Studies

Lean and Mean: A Competitive Advantage

Our recent articles have focused on innovation and change. To compete in today’s fast-moving world, both innovation and change are integral ingredients for process improvement and success. This month, we will talk about companies that have readily welcomed change and embarked on the process improvement journey. We will begin with Precoat Metals, which recently recognized an opportunity for improvement.

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Author: Editor    Published on: May 7th, 2007
Categories: Case Studies

Innovation and Change

Innovation means being willing to look at what you’re doing from a fresh perspective or to think outside the box. Innovation fuels improvement: improved products and features, improved methods, and improved knowledge.

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Author: Editor    Published on: April 30th, 2007
Categories: Monthly Summary, Strategic Process Improvement

How do you Embrace Change ?

A frequent topic at Bizmanualz is innovation.  Innovation means being willing to look at what you’re doing from a fresh perspective or to think outside the box.  Innovation fuels improvement:  improved products and features, improved methods, and improved knowledge. 

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Author: Editor    Published on: April 10th, 2007
Categories: Strategic Process Improvement

The Softer Side of Sales

We have used our recent series of articles to talk about applying the philosophy of the continually improving process philosophy to business operations outside of the factory floor.  Specifically, we have talked about viewing Sales and Marketing as a business process

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Author: Editor    Published on: April 2nd, 2007
Categories: Strategic Process Improvement

Adios, 2006…Hola, 2007!

Year-End Summary from Bizmanualz

As 2006 comes to a close, I’d like to share with you some of our accomplishments over the past year. Our main goals this year were to provide you a wider choice of procedures manuals, expand our service offerings, and make your web experience at www.bizmanualz.com much better.

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Author: Editor    Published on: December 28th, 2006
Categories: Monthly Summary

The Road to Six Sigma – Understanding Correlation Between Variables

Part 3 of a 4 part series

In the previous article we discussed how to use cause-effect diagrams and scatter diagrams to identify the causes of problems and to quantify the impact of solving those problems. I said then that we would be discussing

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor    Published on: October 12th, 2006
Categories: Business Process Improvement

The Road to Six Sigma: Cause-Effect and Scatter Diagrams

Part 2 of a 3 part series

Last week we talked about using Pareto analysis for organizing, simplifying, and prioritizing problem solving. This week, we’re going to introduce two simple tools which can be used together to improve the performance of business systems. In improving any process,

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor    Published on: September 22nd, 2006
Categories: Business Process Improvement

Lean Thinking

Question of the month: How does fear impact continuous improvement?

The past four articles were associated with Lean Thinking. It is important to have a sound understanding your metrics, flows and constraints as well as the value-add and non-value add activities.

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor    Published on: July 31st, 2006
Categories: Monthly Summary, Strategic Process Improvement

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