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How Clean is Your Process : Fun article about the need to put the customer first as part of any Lean Transformation activity
how-clean-is-your-process.html
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Examples of Blue tags used as part of equipment maintenance
blue-tag-examples.html
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Kaizen Blitz Resources check list brought to you by Graham Ross of Leankaizen Ltd.
kaizen-blitz-resources-checklist.html
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Ten useful on line tools to help Lean Thinkers including
lean-resources.html
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A short article detailing how to use some lean ideas to help you and your organisation survive the current financial downturn
survival-of-the-leanest.html
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Details of a technique to help you measure turnaround time
the-golden-ticket.html
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E-zine article covering the technique of 5Ws and 1H. This technique
can be useful in a variety of business situations.The article includes
a 5ws and 1 h worksheet that can be downoladed, and a short lean training
video clip on 5Ws and 1H
5ws-and-1-h.html
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Article covering the tool called the kaizen newspaper. Just like a real newspaper, the kaizen newspaper is a great way to summarise the main headlines of the activities that are of interest in your work area.
kaizen-newspaper.html
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Article highlighting the importance of understanding the current condition before you take
action .
lean-reality.html
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Article on how to improve your memory using key number images
memory-improvement.html
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Article covering the poka yoke technique and how it can apply in an administrative environment
poka-yoke.html
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What is Lean kaizen ? Article covering how the concepts of Lean Thinking and kaizen
can be joined together to improve our way of working around the office .
lean-kaizen-what-is-it.html
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What is 5S ? Article covering the basics of good hiusekeeping and workplace office organisation. Covers key 5S ideas of sort, straighten, scrub, systems and sustain.
what-is-5s.html
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Article covering the top 7 tips for reducing turn around time or lead time in office processes
Practical steps that you ca use straight away
top-7-tips-for-lead-time-reduction.html
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The fifth S of the 5S technique.
Sustainment is often the area where 5S fails.in this article I share with you 14 tips to help you maintain the 5S.
5s-sustain.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.What is takt time ?
Article covering the use of takt time in an office environment.
takt-time,-what-is-it.html
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Lean Thinking : Article talking about how you need to experience waste elimination first hand before you can really design world class office environments
lean-thinking-it-doesn't-need-to-be-this-way.html
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Article covering why the Fear of failure often holds us back from taking action to improve borth our personal life and our business life
fear-of-failure.html
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Article covering lean jargon,describing many of the key words associated with Lean kaizen.Gives a short explanation of each.
kaizen-jargon-buster.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering why meetings can be a source of wasted time,covering some of the typical wastes and some best practices
meeting-waste.html
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Article covering the use of red tags as part of 5S and workplace organisation covering why we use them , when we use them, and how we use them
5s-red-tags-aren't-just-for-christmas.html
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Article covering 4 useful tips for sustaining kaizen improvements after Lean kaizen activities including management commitment, standards, measurement and participation.
four-tips-for-sustaining-kaizen-improvements.html
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Article covering the five whys .Developed at Toyota, it is an etremely useful method for getting to the root cause of problems.
the-five-whys.html
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Article covering the importance of having standards or "the best known way" of performing a task.It emphasises the point that where there are no standards there can be no kaizen.
no-standards.no-improvement.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering the kaizen of key issue identification.A great way to quickly drill down to the key issues in any challenging business are
key-issue-identification.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering how to improve your mind using mind mapping.
Mind mapping is a fantastic way to excecise your brain and be able to recall information with greater ease.
mind-mapping.html
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Article covering the waste that is often generated by the misuse of e-mail. It gives some of the examples of the wasted time generated and some actions you can take to eliminate it.
e-mail-waste.html
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Article covering the requirements for a continuous improvement culture. It tells you about the 4 key parts of the Lean kaizen system towards creating a "can do" culture.
continuous-improvement-culture.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering Pareto Analysis or the 80:20 rule as it is sometimes called.The basic idea being that 20% of our efforts leads to 80% of our results.
pareto-analysis.-the-vital-few.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering the fundamentals of pull systems and the use of the kanban in an office environment
kanban.-what-is-it.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.
Article covering the technique of Process Mapping often used in kaizen blitz events.The process map indicates who does what over time and is a great tool for identifying waste.
process-mapping-lean-methodology.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.Kaizen blitz.What is it ?
Article covering what a kaizen blitz is all about
kaizen-blitz.html
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Instant Improvement e-zine.Kaizen technique.Waste identification.Article covering the steps you need to take to identify wasted time in your process.Also includes some free kaizen proforma that you can use
waste-identification.html
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Article coveriing a technique to improve your planning process or lean activities
lean-planning-tool.html
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The "art" of wasting your own time
procrastination.html
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Article covering The 14 Toyota Management principles
the-toyota-way.html
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Article covering the technique of measuring cycle times
cycle-times.html
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Article covering kaizen goals and ten top tips to help you achieve more in your personal and business life.
kaizen-goals-top-10-tips-to-help-you-achieve-more.html
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Article covering the waste associated with the management of stationery within administrative organisations
stationery-waste.html
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Tips and techniques for measuring Continuous Improvement activities
measurement-for-continuous-improvement-improvement.html
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Article covering the technique of creating a spaghetti diagram
spaghetti-diagram.html
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Fishbone diagram article focusing on how they are constructed and used
fishbone-diagram-i-ishikawa-diagram.html
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Article covering the concept of a "quality circle"
quality-circles.html
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Spider Diagrams article focusing on a technique to change your life
spider-diagrams.html
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Visual Management article focusing on visual management tools and visual management ideas
visual-management.html
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Article covering a continuous improvement technique called Impact Analysis.Useful for prioritising actions
impact-analysis.html
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Theory of Constraints article focusing on the concept and ideas around optimising processes by identifying and eliminating bottlemecks
theory-of-constraints.html
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Introduction to Value Stream Mapping.Part 1 of 2 of how to use Value Sream Maps
value-stream-mapping-part-1.html
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Pictures of symbols used in Value Stream Mapping.The information covers Material,General and Information Value Stream Mapping Symbols.
value-stream-mapping-symbols.html
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Step by step guide to value stream mapping
value-stream-mapping-part-2.html
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ten-practical-failitator-tips-to-help-your-kaizen.html
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An article to show you nine different ways to improve your worklife by using the DESPERATE process.
nine-was-to-improve-your-work-life.html
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Details of how to increase persona productivity by
adopting a great systems approach to managing your personal time
personal-productivity.html
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key-number.html
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Example of an Impact Analysis Chart
impact2.html
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This Lean article will give you some useful tips on how to go about conducting a Lean evaluation for any process.
lean-evaluation.html
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Lean Article explaining what cycle time , takt time and the takt time versus cycle time chart are all about ; using everyday easy to understand examples.
Brought to you by Graham Ross of Leakaizen
takt-time-vs-cycle-time.html
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A Shadow Board is basically a visual way of storing items, using some form of outline or background to indicate where the item should be placed...
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