Kaizen

Maximilian Ringelmann was a 19th century French agricultural engineer. I'm guessing there's not too many of those around right now - both from the engineering discipline and  country of origin perspective.

Remember back when your math teacher told you to "show your work"?

Kaizen opportunities are often best identified (and done) by those who do the work. This is critical if you're trying to create and sustain a kaizen culture.

Several days ago, during a health care value stream analysis, I was impressed with the team's bias for action.

Standard work is not a once and done proposition. That would be lean anathema.

Joe Dager, an expert in lean marketing and founder of the Business901 blog, was gracious (