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Kanban is a lean term and means visual card or sign. It is used to limit the amount of inventory tied up in work in process. Of course in lean excess inventories regarded as ways and so is the time spent in producing it. Kanban scheduling systems are among the simplest, effective and in expensive Read More …

If we find the constraint what is the first thing we want to do, fix it. That’s our natural tendency. Many of us have learned to go through the Theory of Constraint Five Focusing Steps: Identify the system’s constraint. Decide how to exploit the system’s constraint. Subordinate everything else to the above decisions. Elevate the Read More …

  Do you have principles for creating a Value Stream in your marketing? I had Robert Martichenko of co-author Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream, on the podcast and he made a statement that a set of guiding principles must be adhered to or simple chaos may result. Following his lead and using the Lean Fulfillment Guiding Principles for Read More …

One of the best things about developing a Marketing Kanban is it allows you to create a separate cadence for each marketing segment. The old saying is Different Strokes for Different Folks. Why should marketing be any different? The Value Stream Marketing diagram symbolizes exactly how important a cadence is. I use a typical Scrum Read More …

eBooks are added on a regular basis. Bringing New Thoughts to the Supply Chain Using TOC in Services Throughput Accounting – Systemizing your Approach to Management with Bill Dettmer – Uncertainty in Decision Making Introduction to ASR – Actively Synchronized Replenishment Implementing the TOC Supply Chain Solution TOC Handbook Integration of the Theory of Constraints Read More …