Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The themes for discussion, which included “integration and increased efficiency in sales, product planning, development, and production” and “strengthening of dealer corporate systems”, focused on internal coordination and coordination with dealer, as that was important immediately after the merger.

Deming 28

Deming Lean Manufacturing Management Long-term 28

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

But just as we need to know whether the evening we are about to spend is with our mother-in-law or a university buddy, managers inside organizations need to know whether the meeting they are about to have with a manufacturing expert is with an internal supplier, a team member, or a lobbyist for lean manufacturing.

Lean Manufacturing 13

Lean Manufacturing Policies Operations Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

A large durable goods manufacturer wanted to quantify the value of the IT portfolio to its product development function. Using concepts from lean manufacturing, it modeled the time engineers spent creating and transforming data. High-quality data can reduce the cost and risk of IT projects.

Company 8

Company Lean Manufacturing Compliance Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Toyota made its quality reputation sending its lean manufacturing experts into its suppliers' production lines to advise them on product design and process improvement. And, of course, Wal-Mart has hugely committed to working with suppliers on more innovative ways to maximize energy efficiencies and minimize carbon footprints.

CTO 15

CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

The company was also trying to integrate the principles of lean manufacturing into its working styles, and Agostini found that changing the gender balance was a key lever in changing behaviors more generally. We are more efficient and competitive, and the bottom-up energy in the company is fantastic," says Agostini.

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Leadership Styles 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

How does an emergency department (ED) go from the 6 th to the 99 th percentile in patient satisfaction, while improving dramatically in virtually every performance and efficiency category? If it were a Toyota vehicle-manufacturing plant, a key enabler would be a rope strung along each production line above team members, the Andon Cord.

Health Care 8

Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Principles from lean manufacturing can increase the effectiveness of individual work routines as well as coordination of work across departmental boundaries. For example, one of the questions is, “Were day-to-day operations able to run efficiently and effectively as a result of the support service?”

System 8

System Health Care Operations Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2011

As the lean manufacturing folks will tell you, eliminating rework and redundancies while streamlining the information sharing is central to agile communications. The surest way of encouraging this is to actually make email efficiencies and effectiveness a part of performance reviews.

Efficiency 14

Efficiency Lean Manufacturing Core Competence Agility 14