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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s. The book laid out the principles of lean manufacturing, which focuses on reducing waste, creating customer value and seeking continuous process improvement, and kanban.

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10 Top Process Improvement Tools You Need to Create a More Sustainable Business

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A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

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To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

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How to Stay Lean While you Scale Your Product Team From Product/Market Fit to Growth

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A lean product team strikes the perfect balance. The biggest challenges of scaling your product team (and how to solve them). The ideal lean product team structure at every stage (according to teams that scaled quickly). Documents that connect to your “Why”. Hitting that mark, though, takes experience and vision.

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Episode 180 –  Fuel Your Project with the Power of Dynamic Documentation

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Will your project’s documentation pass the test of time once the project is done and the people are gone? Documentation is at the intersection of information management, organizational design, and personal productivity. Accurate documentation makes teams more efficient and effective. She’s based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

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Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. Apply Lean Thinking : Map the team’s value stream to identify non-value-adding activities.

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Total Productive Maintenance Essentials: 8 Things You Need to Know About TPM

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This lean production leads to increased productivity, lower costs, improved quality and extends the lifespan of your equipment. Administrators can apply TPM principles of lean manufacturing in their operations, and in turn, improve their efficiency. Another foundation of a lean TPM program is the 5S. Documentation is critical.