Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

Even today, when we extol the virtues of creativity and innovation, we still see bureaucratic job titles, inflexible roles, and standardized evaluation systems that generate anxiety instead of excitement and self-expression. None of us wants to just perform pre-programmed behaviors again and again.

Motivation 15

Motivation Lean Manufacturing Management System 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2012

The ways individual companies achieve these straightforward goals fall in two basic categories: developing and adopting new management practices (such as total quality management, lean manufacturing, reengineering, and employee engagement), or adopting new technology and integrating it into the way work is done.

Productivity 15

Productivity Products Lean Manufacturing Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

After an intense innovation workshop, the CTO of a globally-successful Chinese electronics supplier approached, unhappily. You emphasize the importance of collaborating with your customers to innovate," he moaned, "but our best customers don't want to collaborate. They're not interested in innovating with us.". The CTO grimaced.

CTO 15

CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

To be innovative, we need to be gender balanced," he says. "In 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. It's an innovative internal culture in Italy.".

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Leadership Styles 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

For instance, I am currently conducting research with a small software company in Austin, KaiNexus , which draws on the continuous improvement and lean manufacturing philosophies to help clients implement upwards of 75% of the ideas they collect within local teams and departments.

Download 8

Download Lean Manufacturing Participative Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

We enlisted experts in operational effectiveness and service excellence, and both leaders and front line staff were trained on the principles of lean manufacturing. Initially described by John Krafcik at MIT in the late 1980s, lean principles build upon the quality improvement processes of the Toyota Production System (TPS).

Health Care 8

Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

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. NUMMI) in California, did not deploy lean manufacturing across the company for decades despite the clear advantages. How much of it is driven by your tool suppliers?

Technology 8

Technology Depreciation Christensen Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, lean manufacturing was the Big New Idea and it seemed like everyone was learning new tools with Japanese names. Because these innovations can have a major impact on how people work, it’s essential to anticipate people’s concerns and build a persuasive case for the new approach.

Operations 8

Operations Lean Manufacturing Technology Software 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. Follow the Leading Health Care Innovation insight center on Twitter @HBRhealth. Leading Health Care Innovation. Violations of work-design principles.

System 8

System Health Care Operations Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2011

Danaher, the $10 billion conglomerate of 600 manufacturing companies, got serious about process improvement after the surprising turnaround of a subsidiary in the mid-1990s. Its Jacobs Vehicle Systems unit used lean manufacturing techniques to eliminate waste, reduce floor space, and improve product flow.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma Process Tips Lean Manufacturing 14