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Comparing Lean Thinking and Dr. Deming’s Management Ideas

Deming Institute

Taking care to pay attention to what they want changed both shows an understanding of psychology (“respect for people” in lean terms) and is likely to unearth some fairly easy improvements to start with. This effort also can be an opportunity to improve communication and the understanding of the organization as a system.

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Breaking the Death Grip of Legacy Technologies

Harvard Business Review

Organizations develop processes through repeated problem solving. Even General Motors, which had a bird’s eye view of the Toyota Production System from its joint venture with Toyota at New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. Sometimes circumstances make it easy to walk away from old technology and established routines.