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Continuous Improvement
Why Standard Work is a Contradiction
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We recently wrote a popular article about a major mistake at a nuclear waste facility. In short, we cited poor standard revision processes as the root cause of the mistake,...
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Continuous Improvement
Implementing Continuous Improvement with Dozuki
3 min read
Is your company interested in reaping the benefits of continuous improvement (transparency, efficiency, cost reductions, etc.) but aren't sure where to begin? Dozuki has you...
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What Caused the False Missile Alert in Hawaii
5 min read
Apparently, it was a simple mistake that caused the false missile alert to be sent to phones across the state of Hawaii. And while citizens were still recovering from the...
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Product
Hidden Waste: The Unseen Inefficiency in Shop Travelers
4 min read
Travelers and build books are intimately related, however, with traditional methods they often function independently.
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Continuous Improvement
The Ultimate Lean Glossary
5 min read
The world of Lean Manufacturing is full of acronyms and industry buzzwords. No glossary could encompass the full breadth of terminology, but it’s always helpful to have a...
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Standard Work
Got Standards? The Million Dollar Grammar Mistake
6 min read
Maine based Oakhurst Dairy was recently sued by a handful of truck drivers seeking more than four years worth of overtime pay—but the suit wasn’t about milk distribution at...
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Standard Work
Skip the Busy Work and Focus on Improving
3 min read
Whether you’re implementing new software or a new machine on the factory floor, continuous improvement projects take time to get set up before they, well…improve things.
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Millennials, Vinyls, and Documentation
5 min read
Vinyl is in the midst of a comeback. Perhaps it’s due to the unpredictable whims of Millennial trends. Or, perhaps it’s the byproduct of a digital backlash from consumers...
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Lean Startups Need to Start Documenting to Scale
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For startups that have begun to establish themselves as a sustainable business, growing pains are only a matter of time.
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