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.
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Japan – Lean Laundrymat
Paul Akers is impressed with just how lean the machines are at a laundromat in Japan.
Fastcap’s 21 Principles – People and Things
Paul Akers discusses one of FastCap’s 21 principles called People and Things. Are you someone who takes responsibilities for more and more people and things?
For more all of FastCap’s morning meeting documents, go to this link and look under Lean Documents.
Do you Need a Kanban Board?
Excellent video of Rich Stein & Mike Trulove explaining how using a Kanban board has been improving their production. Great work gentlemen!
Lean Lessons Learned: Worth Repeating!
What would I do differently if I had all the Lean knowledge and experience I have today? Check out my post on the Lean Construction Blog entitled Lean Lessons Learned: 10 Steps to Success.
What does Lean mean to you?
John Kramer, at Cambridge Engineering shares what Lean means to him.
In-depth Insight on the Industry Books That Make a Difference
Want to deepen your grasp of continuous improvement? Check out this link by Go Lean Six Sigma.