Create Lean Mindsets & Behaviors
Developing a trusting climate, promoting personal development, empowering employees to manage the continuous improvement process.
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Articles du Lean
Lean across all Service Sectors
No one goes unscathed! Waste is everywhere, and only a comprehensive approach to Lean in all processes and all sectors […]
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Lean in Human Resources
Develop Lean leaders - build and reinforce the new management roles - create the empowerment mindset - develop the relevant training programs - propose the right recognition and reward system allowing to encourage people engagement and build an improvement culture.
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Feedback on the COE Summit 2016 Ohio State University – Columbus
Productivity was a sponsor of the COE Summit 2016 April 12-14
COE SUMMIT 2016 website
Catherine Converset presented a case study on Lean in Support Functions: Deploying a Company-wide Strategy of Excellence
Feedback on the Lean Systems Summit 2016
AUGUST 4 - 5, 2016 - PORTLAND - MAINE
Catherine Converset was speaking at the Lean Systems Summit.
Collaboration, Innovation, and Use of Continuous Improvement concepts in achieving operational excellence.
Blower Failure Case Study – Root Cause Machine Failure Analysis
The goal of Maintenance Improvement is to move away from reactive to a proactive or planned maintenance process. As part of this process, maintenance personnel analyze breakdowns to reveal equipment weaknesses and then modify equipment to improve its operation, maintainability and lengthen equipment life. Root Cause Machine Failure Analysis was introduced to this building products manufacturer’s maintenance reliability team as a method to eliminate a repetitive blower failure.
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Everything in Pork Pie Order
Pork pie and sausage roll maker Pork Farms Bowyers has invested significant resource and time into creating its own tailored shopfloor organisation programme. Steed Webzell reports.
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If History Can Teach Us Anything… It’s How to Lead
By Eric Whitle - Productivity, Inc.
Q.: What key activity continues to be undervalued when implementing improvement efforts?
A.: Leadership.
What’s Missing From Your Lean Initiative?
Most business owners and general managers recognize just how critically important proper
equipment maintenance is, particularly in an asset-oriented work environment…
Prendre conscience des gaspillages dans les activités de service.
Qu’est-ce qu’un gaspillage ? ce que le client n’est prêt à payer. Les 7 « gaspillages » de base de l’environnement industriel sont […]
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