Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Lean management practices are supremely focused on company behavior and operation, and it’s just one reason why so many Silicon Valley companies have created cultures that mix fun, family and business into one profitable environment. Other Lessons From Manufacturing.

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Management Lean Manufacturing Human Resources Environment 100

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In 1979: A two-year management capability improvement program was implemented with the department and section managers specifying topics for operational improvement. And some people still today think of these ideas as limited to manufacturing operations.

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Deming Lean Manufacturing Management Long-term 28

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. 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. A translator for a bigger, broader team. Capturing the digital opportunity is becoming even more of a team sport. ” Insight Center.

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Operations Lean Manufacturing Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We use vague terms like "line" and "dotted-line" or "team" and expect managers to be able to function effectively. Another relationship is policy/operator. One unit, such as finance or HR, sets policy, often in consultation with operating units. Once the policy is set, the operating units must execute it.

Lean Manufacturing 13

Lean Manufacturing Policies Operations Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

A lesson from lean manufacturing. One of the critical steps in lean manufacturing (or bringing lean to any other process, for that matter) is shifting to a "pull" system. The software makes progress visible to everyone on a team, and facilitates multi-party communication on an as-needed basis.

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Lean Manufacturing How To System Software 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Cleaning up data downstream is expensive and not scalable, because data is a byproduct of business processes and operations like marketing, sales, plant operations, and so on. CEOs are increasingly adding the CDO role to their management teams to tackle the big business issues that come with data.

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Company Lean Manufacturing Compliance Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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. The cord can be pulled by anyone encountering a quality problem or needing assistance from the team leader.

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Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8