Lean Manufacturing Principles, Tools, and Concepts

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 3, 2007

Poka Yoke in Medicine: War Goggles and Eye Injuries

One Pillar of the Toyota Production System is "Respect for the Human" or, more commonly known outside of Toyota as "Respect for People." This example

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 19, 2007

Henry David Thoreau said: "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil for every one striking at the root." His statement was a commentary

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 7, 2007

It's been a while now since I was employed at Amazon.com, but I still greatly admire Jeff Bezos and Amazon. Culturally, it was hands-down the most

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated September 24, 2007

Genchi Genbutsu Lean Leadership is an article demonstrating through example how "go and see" is applied by Wiliam Bratton, the celebrated police

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated September 19, 2007

I've been invited to speak at WCBF's 2008 Lean Six Sigma Summit (You can view my presentation on Integrating Lean and Six Sigma). It should be a fun

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated September 18, 2007

There is a phrase at Toyota, which goes like this: "Smooth Flow, Memory Simple, Motion Simple". We can learn much from Toyota's relentless emphasis

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated August 27, 2007

The Term "Gemba Dojo" is not used often. When I have heard it used, it demonstrates a powerful visual connection and practical application. Let me

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated August 17, 2007

I recently started studying Wing Chun. I had previously taken martial arts -- about 12 years ago. I studied juijitsu and a little arnis; in

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated August 12, 2007

Suppose you were presented with the following: "You have been hired to help a fast food franchise, a market leader in the South West Region of the