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Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award
Today “2 Second Lean” receives the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award! Very humbled!
Two Pillars of Lean
Michelle of Klime-Ezee puts together a visual example of the Two Pillars of Lean.
Need to organize your desk?
Chad Beery sent us these pictures and said, “I am really seeing a lot of benefit in applying lean concepts in my life on a personal level, and look forward to starting a journey for our company (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing contractor with 50+ employees).”
For more information on FastCap’s Kaizen Foam (used in these pictures), visit our website.
Want to know the Kaizen Hat story?
Paul Akers tells the story of the Kaizen Hat and how it came to be! It is to honor the Japanese people for everything he has learned from them.
Canadian LEAN Conference
Paul Akers will be speaking at the CME Canadian LEAN Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 4-7, 2018.
For more information on Paul’s upcoming speaking events, go to this link.
A Q&A with Toyota’s Ryan McMullan
“‘I’ve noticed in my time at Toyota that the environmental lens is a way of focusing problem solving,’ says Ryan McMullan, environmental and safety manager for Toyota. Back in the 1950s, when Toyota put forward the idea of continuous improvement, eliminating various kinds of waste from production became an important step in the process. Now that step includes identifying wasted resources such as water, fuel, and materials. ‘The approach Toyota took allowed environmental and financial success to go hand in hand,’ McMullan says.” To read this whole post by Alyssa Danigelis in Environmental Leader, press here.