Change, I Ching, and Six Sigma
A critical component of any successful Six Sigma project is to overcome resistance to change. The reason: without acceptance, any process improvement […]
Category: Lean
Sustaining, or “Walking and talking the talk”
The CFO and VP Manufacturing at a new client are frustrated; two plus years into their lean journey and they aren’t seeing […]
Just in Time, Just in Case, and Just Plain Wrong
Jim Womack jwomack@lean.org I started my e-letters immediately after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, as a response to the many […]
Understanding Lean Logistics
Supply chain management was designed to take waste out of supply chains-waste as to excess inventory, time and cost. Supply chains are […]
Minarai: apprentice, beginner; learn by observing
As I’m starting up a new lean sigma mentoring relationship next week I’ve been pondering roles and approaches: what will I do […]
Is Lean more than warmed over JIT?
Recently I heard a speaker disclaim that Lean was just warmed over and repackaged Just-In-Time; nothing new. For some reason I dismissed […]
So, what’s so wrong with EOQ?
A day ago I had a debate/discussion with a fellow lean thinker on EOQ, or Economic Order Quantity. It seems some think […]
Continuous Improvement
Definition: The management discipline to constantly eliminate waste, improve response time, simplify the design of both products and processes, and thereby improve […]
Skills for the Lean Supply Chain & Purchasing Professional
By James P. Womack. There are really two ways to think about a supply chain. One is a market of many bidders […]