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This article explains Kanban Software Development Gemba and why you should care. It's a guest post from Jason Yip. I'm pleased to present this
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With Fall around the corner and the better part of 2010 over, I wanted to see what the Top 30 Most Popular Books on Amazon.com are with the search
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The Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle implemented the Toyota Production System in its everyday healthcare operations. This article is
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