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LEAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO GET BETTER RESULTS

In 2008, when I started or re-started the Lean Office at Andersen Windows, which we called the Andersen Management System (AMS), I...

IDEAS ARE FREE

“Ideas are Free” is also a book by Alan G. Robinson and Dean Schroeder. The authors provide a roadmap for integrating the management of...

VISUAL MANAGEMENT OF DECISIONS WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD

In the early 2000s, I worked at Steelcase. I helped define, implement, coach, and use the Steelcase Production System (SPS), moving back...

BEYOND THE SAFETY CROSS

Visual management is a form of communication where information is provided through visual artifacts. This type of communication not only...

PROCESS UNDERSTANDING AT A GLANCE

I am happy to share a simple visual tool to visualize process performance I have used with numerous frontline teams in manufacturing and...

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