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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

I was going through some old files and came across a pocket card we handed out back in 2003 or so. Throw them away if you aren’t willing to train to them, mistake proof to them and reinforce following them. Do you have “standard work” documents that are rarely followed? Simple is Best. The fewest, simplest procedures.

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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. During the break, work teams were expected to do some homework assignments.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

This is what daily life in the military is all about; generating forces, individual and collective training, assessing capabilities and conducting remedial activities to correct any problems or deficiencies. 4] Routine exercises and training can achieve high standards of preparedness, at least for a time.