Business Process Improvement & Lean Thinking!

November 21, 2009

What a great combination! Who knows, it may turn out to be the “Reeses” of continuous improvement. More and more people are searching for training that helps them apply lean principles to business or transactional processes. So I created this 3 day workshop. It draws upon my 25 years of improving business processes. But, there’s [...]

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The Basics of Process Mapping

November 21, 2009

Here are the key features of the 3 types of maps that are in my book, “The Basics of Process Mapping:” Relationship Map CFPM or Swimlane Diagram Flowchart

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Robert’s Lean Thinking Library

November 20, 2009

You’ll find the set of reference books that the AME/SME/SHINGO Lean Certification Alliance recommends here: Robert’s Lean Thinking Library What else will you find in the Library? Many additional books that I use in my work as well.  I’ve made comments and observations on each of my suggestions, and in many cases described how the [...]

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Gemba Kaizen (Easy for you to Say!)

November 20, 2009

  clipped from astore.amazon.com Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low-Cost Appro…by Masaaki Imai $19.77 Robert’s Lean Thinking Library Lean Knowledge Certificate and Lean Bronze Certification Recommended Reading These are the core reference materials upon which the exams for Lean Certification are based. The exam is an open–book format. You may bring the exam reading books with [...]

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Lean Production Simplified

November 20, 2009

    clipped from astore.amazon.com Lean Production Simplified, Second Edition:…by Pascal Dennis Robert’s Lean Thinking Library Lean Knowledge Certificate and Lean Bronze Certification Recommended Reading These are the core reference materials upon which the exams for Lean Certification are based. The exam is an open–book format. You may bring the exam reading books with you [...]

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Lean Thinking

November 20, 2009

    clipped from astore.amazon.com Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Weal…by James P. Womack $17.55 Robert’s Lean Thinking Library Lean Knowledge Certificate and Lean Bronze Certification Recommended Reading These are the core reference materials upon which the exams for Lean Certification are based. The exam is an open–book format. You may bring the exam [...]

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Learning to See

November 20, 2009

    clipped from astore.amazon.com Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Ad…by Mike Rother Robert’s Lean Thinking Library Lean Knowledge Certificate and Lean Bronze Certification Recommended Reading These are the core reference materials upon which the exams for Lean Certification are based. The exam is an open–book format. You may bring the exam reading [...]

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"Flow, Not Joe"

October 31, 2009

Too often when those new to “lean thinking” first discover Ohno’s 7 forms of Waste, there is a tendency to equate waste with non-value added job tasks.  This really gets problematic when the entire job turns out to composed of non-value added work, which is quite possible in business or transactional processes. Especially if “Joe” [...]

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"Talent is Overrated" Review by Jim Citrin of Geoff Colvin’s book,

October 31, 2009

A while back I came across this article on Yahoo Finance by Jim Citrin. Since I had recently finished reading an outstanding book, “Talent is Overrated,” written by Geoff Colvin, an article with the same title caught my eye. Jim provides a useful review of Geoff Colvin’s book.  For me personally, the idea of deliberate [...]

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Eventbrite-What a Great Idea!!

October 28, 2009

I found out about this service sometime last year when I signed up for a Google Adsense workshop.  For those of us who hold events, this is a dream come true. I highly recommend this service.  If you are curious and want to learn why I’m such an enthusiastic fan, please use this link to [...]

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