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.

Derrick sent us this video on how we’ve improved our shipping. Always improving (and always room to improve)!

Lauren creates a well-defined storage area for the carts, out of the way of others.

Paul Akers recognizes Chick-Fil-A for helping out others around the world with Lean.

Dalton fixed what bugs him by improving the My Grip / SpeedGrip Box.

Mark your calendar…the 2019 Global Lean Leadership Summit will take place on Sep 22-24 in Riverside, CA hosted by Fireblast Global & Phenix Technology! This is an invite-only event. To attend, please complete the application on the website.

Lukas finds a way to make make it faster and safer to add the monkey foot to the pole at the Magnetic Dust Door build station.

Paul Akers discusses why safety is so important in Japan.

Thomas Riner, of PowerMags to fix what bugs him.

The Japan Study Mission Team learns the power of keeping the rope tight. Are you holding to your standards?