Brad Miller
@LeanKaizen
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Professor at University of Houston Business - Lean Educator & Facilitator - I practice daily continuous improvement in all areas of life - recreational golfer
Houston, TX
Joined August 2014
Toyota uses #monozukuri and #kaizen extensively in the new Toyota Memorial Hospital. Making processes simpler and better. #Lean
#LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/OJuY2RDlKB
toyotatimes.jp
The revamped Toyota Memorial Hospital is full of Toyota-style innovations and kaizen. Here, we offer a look at what lies inside and the journey to opening day. #TOYOTATIMES
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Research catching up with #Lean practice. Don't have a meeting. Let employees experiment ... and purposefully give them time to do it! #TwoSecondLean #Kaizen #WSJ
https://t.co/QIpVRqKpwk
wsj.com
Giving workers alone time could yield more innovation than getting everyone in a room, research shows.
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Companies are chasing productivity ... and WANT to use Lean. In this article, bravo to companies who (at least) are trying to copy Toyota. And booo to companies who are laying off workers and arbitrarily reducing budgets. #Lean #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/LxptqhDQAx
wsj.com
The time-consuming and pointless tasks companies can eliminate to boost our productivity… and save money.
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No @WSJ ... Firing people and taking away resources to force people to work harder is NOT #Lean Sparce, skimpy, scant, anemic, meager, inadequate ... maybe. But not Lean. #RespectForPeople
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Efforts have eliminated over 200 hours of night shift inefficiencies per year. #Kaizen
#Lean
#LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/8eVPMraey6
toyotatimes.jp
This is a series featuring Toyota's research in non-automotive fields, with the spotlight focusing this time on support for the work of hospital nurses. #TOYOTATIMES
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Toyota's reverse supply chain ... recycling old cars. #Lean #Toyota #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/8NRUi5dgCx
toyotatimes.jp
How do you recycle 99% of a car that contains around 30,000 parts? Here we offer a peek into the world that awaits vehicles once their driving days are over. #TOYOTATIMES
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"If you can’t make cars, improve the workplace. Kaizen efforts could be seen throughout the plant." "Team members eliminated mistakes, creating videos of key procedures so inexperienced newcomers can easily grasp standard tasks." #Lean #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/IhO8q4QZ05
toyotatimes.jp
Customers are awaiting delivery, and workers are eager to make cars—a look at the pressures affecting Toyota’s production genba. #TOYOTATIMES
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Article includes descriptions and pictures of creative kaizen inside the #Toyota plant. #Lean #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/4nbQoLbdYT
toyotatimes.jp
The differences go beyond color—cars of various sizes and powertrains stream down the same production lines. Toyota Times looks at how genba expertise and ingenuity make it possible to handle...
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Isn't this the 2nd time Starbucks has attempted to use #Lean Improvement without addressing #culture #respectforpeople in a significant way? In response to worker complaints, execs used engineers to "improve operations & productivity?" #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/juwGNj0csw
wsj.com
Changing tastes and frazzled workers have prompted CEO Howard Schultz to press for a reset. Baristas are running experiments inside a technology lab at company headquarters. “We will design new...
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Student @UHBauerCollege demonstrates of One Piece Flow buy "building" ink pens. #OnePieceFlow beats #batch easily! This is one that "looks" like manufacturing and that you can easily try at home. #Lean
https://t.co/9MQNujDpd9
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#DevelopingPeople Work Experience #OnePieceFlow Trust, Openness, #Visual Relationships #Lean
https://t.co/MsUE6y6snG
hbr.org
Resignations are at an all-time high, and companies desperate to fill vacancies are trying everything from pay raises to trendy perks. But those interventions are falling short, because the real...
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Lean Is Futile If Customers Come Last
industryweek.com
Are you cutting costs and ‘increasing efficiency’ at their expense?
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How about that? A big company uses #lean - and people are "impressed." Analysts like the cash flow, but I am hopeful for more performance gains in the future. #LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/GBecVhyZ7j
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Go slow to go fast: A disciplined approach to growth #Lean
#LeanInTheNews
https://t.co/pVlel5pUwk via @crainschicago
chicagobusiness.com
It can be tough to intentionally slow down, particularly when we feel there’s always someone else willing to work harder. But there are diminishing returns. Instead, do less, but better.
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