The architecture of a lean transformation Author: David Brunt Source: http://planet-lean.com/the-architecture-of-a-lean-transformation/ Words:David Brunt, CEO, Lean Enterprise Academy – United Kingdom You may have seen the articles and the video documentary on the Halfway story on Planet Lean. Most are written by the people working in the sites, departments or teams at the Halfway group. I like to think
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Unearthing problems by reducing work-in-progress Author: Pierre-Henri Cumenge Source: http://planet-lean.com/unearthing-problems-by-reducing-work-in-progress/ Words: Pierre-Henri Cumenge, Co-Founder, Sicara – Paris, France At Sicara we have been focusing more and more on computer vision projects [computer vision is the science enabling computers to see, recognize and process images like the human eye would]. The best-performing algorithms in this field are
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How we are rolling out lean in our chain of stores Author: Béla Sólyom Source: http://planet-lean.com/how-we-are-rolling-out-lean-in-our-chain-of-stores/ Words: Béla Sólyom, Strategic Project Leader, Praktiker Hungary Lean roll-outs are often frowned upon. Many say they are doomed to fail as the responsibility of bringing change about typically lies with a Lean Team that travels across plants (or branches or
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Why the mining industry desperately needs lean thinking Author: Laura Mottola Source: http://planet-lean.com/why-the-mining-industry-desperately-needs-lean-thinking Words: Laura Mottola, CEO and Founder, Lean Mining Institute – Toronto, Canada A career in mining was never my goal. I always planned to become a mechanical engineer, but my career trajectory changed forever when I got a summer job in a mining
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How this SME made lean its strategy for sustainable growth Author: Catherine Chabiron Source: http://planet-lean.com/how-this-sme-made-lean-its-strategy-for-sustainable-growth Words: Catherine Chabiron, lean coach and member of Institut Lean France As I pay a visit to Grégory Verdon, CEO of Soditel, I decide to try and test, with his help, the concept of the “4 Fs”. Described in the recently published book The
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Nick Katko explains the benefits of lean accounting Author: Nick Katko Source: http://planet-lean.com/nick-katko-explains-the-benefits-of-lean-accounting Words: Nick Katko, lean accounting expert and Senior Consultant, BMA Inc. Lean is a multi-faceted business strategy, with a primary focus on employees and learning. Through the use of various lean tools, practices and methods, employees learn to master their work, solve the right problems
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These developers learned what lean can do that agile cannot Author: Jean-Rémi Beaudoin Source: http://planet-lean.com/these-developers-learned-what-lean-can-do-that-agile-cannot Words: Jean-Rémi Beaudoin, Deputy CTO, Theodo UK Over the past four years, I have been involved in a software development project for an asset manager. The purpose of this project was to help them move to agile development so that they could ship
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How to ensure quality issues are detected and tackled fast Author: Michael Ballé Source: http://planet-lean.com/how-to-ensure-quality-issues-are-detected-and-tackled-fast Words: Michael Ballé, lean author, executive coach and co-founder of Institut Lean France WHAT ARE THEY? Quality judgment criteria allow for a clear quality decision over a completed job element. Boundary conditions are found on work samples where one can visually see
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How the Dutch Special Forces apply lean without realizing it Author: Eric Pasman Source: http://planet-lean.com/how-the-dutch-special-forces-apply-lean-without-realizing-it Words: Eric Pasman, lean coach and former officer in the Dutch Special Forces During the daily all-staff briefing the company commander of 104 Special Operations Land Task Group entered the briefing room and said: “A UN convoy of the Niger battalion is under
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