Deming Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2016

From that year on, the QC training seminar for executives meeting came to be held every year, and in 1991, its ninth year, the group was renamed the Executive Study Group. That management system is often referred to as the Toyota Production System and was also given the name “lean manufacturing.”

Deming 28

Deming Lean Manufacturing Management Long-term 28

Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 6, 2012

Despite this, many companies undertaking lean manufacturing do not measure the effectiveness of their efforts on improving the bottom line. The meeting example is probably very cheap, but other improvements may require investment in new technology, training or tools.

ROI 86

ROI Process Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing 86

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 16, 2012

and was probably introduced when Edgar McVoy convinced Lowell Mellen to join him in Japan to properly install the Training Within Industry (TWI) programs in 1951. [.]. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is kaizen (??)

Kaizen 75

Kaizen Industry Training Lean Manufacturing 75

Deming Institute

MARCH 2, 2017

Dan also discusses the primacy good lean efforts (as Deming bases efforts also do) put on creating systems that enable people to create value for the organization. The organization must both give them the opportunity to take joy in their work and also provide the training, education and opportunity to learn and grow.

Deming 28

Deming System Quality Cost 28

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. A major train operator, for example, designed an advanced analytics solution in order to better understand the failure behavior of a major battery pack in one of its train models.

Operations 8

Operations Lean Manufacturing Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Ordinarily, experts — I use that word broadly — either try to make their expertise more accessible to the target audience or try to "educate" or "train" people into understanding and acceptance. But there's a crucial difference. Sometimes both. Is the translation a conceptual/technical straitjacket?

Innovation 15

Innovation Workshop Lean Manufacturing Kaizen 15

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 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

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

Danaher has codified dozens of tools for lean manufacturing (and many other business practices) over the past 20 years, but operating unit executives decide which parts of the toolkit will be most helpful in reaching their agreed-upon 1- and 5-year targets.

Company 16

Company Customer Loyalty Guidelines Lean Manufacturing 16