Kanban Evolution with Anderson

David J. Anderson, author of the defining book on Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business appeared on my program back in October 2011 and this is a transcription of the Business901 Podcast,  Evolutionary Change thru Kanban. David is the host of the Lean Software & Systems Conference. LSSC 2012 Boston is bringing three Read More …

Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking becoming Lean

I have always remembered and adhere to the statement that  Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth said in a Business901 podcast, If you’re not Visual, you’re not Lean. If you would like to improve your Visual Thinking there is a unique opportunity, a three-way collaboration among LEI, Rhode Island-based VIBCO Vibrators, and instructor Gwen Galsworth. All the details Read More …

Kaizen is Always Individual

Last spring, Dr Balle the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute and I had a conversation on Kaizen which resulted in an 8-week series of videos and a podcast. This is a 34 page transcription of the discussion. I think you will find it entertaining and will provide a different way of viewing continuous Read More …

A Collaborative approach to Value Stream Mapping

Value Stream Mapping has been a practice that was first introduced in the book Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate MUDA by Mike Rother and John Shook. This groundbreaking workbook, which has introduced the value-stream mapping tool to thousands of people around the world, breaks down the important concepts of Read More …

Quality through Individual Actions Presentation

Below is a presentation that I will be giving this week to the Plantmix Asphalt Industry of Kentucky. It will be during the winter training school and focus on Building a Quality Program through your Actions. This an hour long presentation and I noticed a few parts that the subject matter may seem to jump Read More …

What’s New in Business Model Generation

Need a collection of tools to help generate business model ideas! The Business Model Canvas is an analytical tool outlined in the book Business Model Generation. It is a visual template preformatted with the nine blocks of a business model, which allows you to develop and sketch out new or existing business models. This book Read More …