Managing Customer Value
What is Pull? In Lean Manufacturing the pull concept means that you are responding to the demands of the customer. You only produce per customer demands which will create a much more stable environment based on flow verses the traditional batch and queue type environment. In the service sector, the Lean Concept of pull has Read More …
We fill our Marketing Calendar with post it notes but what do we put on them? In the early stages of constructing your Kanban, we stay away from creating a task board. We are really looking for a more empirical view of the process. Listen to a brief overview:
The next step I use in developing a Marketing Kanban is to develop a Marketing Calendar. The quickest way to learn about an organization’s marketing is simply create a visual Marketing Calendar. Look at how we do it: When you think about your present marketing efficiencies, does your thoughts wander this direction: It’s not working, Read More …
Mark was a recent recipient of a Shingo Prize. Congratulations Mark! Do you have trouble implementing or sustaining the initiatives after a Kaizen Event? In this transcription of the Business901 podcast episode, I spent the bulk of the podcast on this subject with author Mark Hamel. Mark’s book, Kaizen Event Fieldbook: Foundation, Framework, and Standard Read More …
This was a live stream that was posted on my blog during the April 23rd, 2010 Start Lessons Learned Conference. Watch live video from Startup Lessons Learned on Justin.tv
Lean Enterprise Institute Announces 6 Lean Management Workshops for Indianapolis The training sessions will help Lean Thinkers launch and sustain lean transformations in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing processes. The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute will run workshops June 22-24, 2010, in Indianapolis on how to implement and sustain lean management methods in manufacturing, service, and office processes. Read More …