Do you want to be at the end of a Fulfillment Stream or a Supply Chain?

Robert Martichenko, co-author of Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream was the guest on the Business901 Podcast. Robert is CEO and Founder of LeanCor, the only Third Party Logistics provider (3PL) wholly dedicated to the application of lean principles throughout the supply chain’s functions. Building on 15+ years of experience, Robert Martichenko created LeanCor to drive Read More …

Find a Beginning and Endpoint when starting a Kanban

Jim Benson of Personal Kanban fame tweeted (Jim is @ourfounder on Twitter): All Kanban practitioners should really learn the true meaning of flow. awesome video! When I reviewed the video I kept coming back to Kanban by David Anderson and his definition of Bootstrapping a Kanban. David discusses that every Kanban needs a beginning and Read More …

Applying Value Stream Concepts

Jim Luckman has had the unique experience of leading three separate lean transformations, as a Plant Manager, as a Director of a Research and Development Center, and as a CEO of a small start-up company. During the podcast, we discussed Value Stream Mapping and delved into Value Stream Concepts as they applied to Lean and Read More …

Kanban discussion with David Anderson, eBook

David Anderson, author of the recent book, Kanban appeared on the Business901 podcast and added 50 minutes of Kanban discussion. This is a transcription of the podcast. David is a thought leader in managing highly effective software teams. He is President of David J. Anderson & Associates, based in Seattle, Washington, a management consulting firm Read More …

Business Opportunities w/ Lean Six Sigma

Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) will manage global print operations at Ingersoll Rand, saving the diversified industrial firm millions by better managing company-wide print spend. Using a Lean Six Sigma-based approach, Xerox will design a print environment with the appropriate number of output devices, like printers, fax machines, copiers and scanners, to help employees work more Read More …

Finding the Voice of Customer in Design for Six Sigma – eBook

Dr. Kai Yang was the guest on the Business901 Podcast and this is a transcription of the podcast. Our conversation addressed the message of his latest book, Voice of the Customer: Capture and Analysis (Six Sigma Operational Methods).   Voice of Customer in Design for Six Sigma Dr. Yang is a Professor in the department Read More …