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Business Lean
http://blog.kanban.com
A source for info on Lean production, Lean manufacturing, kanban, inventory control, and supply chain management, as well as news on manufacturing best practices, global manufacturing competitiveness, and software for the modern manufacturer.
- Added on: Jul 27th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: neke
- Listed in: Innovation
- Tags: lean manufacturing kanban kanban cards electronic kanban lean production ekanban
Recent Posts
Attending National Manufacturing Week? Get lean!
This week is the National Manufacturing Week trade show and conference, held outside Chicago. It’s the annual gathering of manufacturers and suppliers who come together to network and exhibit their products. This year, I was honored to be invited b...
IT and Lean – can’t we all just get along?
Over the last 30 years I‘ve seen corporate IT evolve from a business process function to an autonomous powerhouse. In the 70s and early 80s, for instance, IT was primarily implementing technologies that supplemented business functions: hardware, ne...
Manufacturers: try out our new Lean Assessment Tool
Walk through any manufacturing facility and you’ll notice they all have the same type of charts displayed on the walls, or bulletin boards or electronic displays highlighting results of lean six sigma programs. The shop floor constantly runs Kaizen...
Lean Production And Kanban Outside The Plant Floor
It is sometimes assumed by industry novices and veterans alike that the tenets of Lean production and Kanban stop on the plant floor. While you can argue that it all begins (or ends) on the plant floor, middle management and the executive suite play...
The Lean Contractor?
We are having work done on our kitchen now by our contractor, Brent. I feel we can refer to him as "our" contractor, as this is his 3rd major project at our house since we bought it in 2000. Each time, I've had the oppotunity and pleasure to do more...
Lean Myths -- Kanban Will Drive Up My Shipping Costs
Another excuse we frequently hear for not deploying Kanban or Lean production is that moving from push to pull will drive up shipping costs. To a Lean skeptic, the potential for increased shipping costs outweighs the potential gains from a transition...
