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Dr. Timothy Hill Check the checklist: What has standards work done for me?
This is one question that lurks behind most discussions I've had about standards and standards work. Those who find standards work challenging tend to respond with, "What we've been doing…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Lean and your leaders: How to get them out of the office and to the gemba
A reader wrote to me and described a situation with his employer. He described his firm's adherence to Lean as something that was good on a good day and rather…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Making the case for Lean: It's more than just a toolbox
One question that I hear a lot is, "How do I convince my leaders to practice Lean?" I suspect that I hear this question for two reasons: 1. Their leaders…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Top 25 Lean tips: Making Lean a success
In keeping with the spirit of this issue - the 25th anniversary of Manufacturing AUTOMATION - below is a list of the top 25 ways to make Lean a success…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Lean Insights: Inventory is a crime
Toyota has about 45 minutes worth of inventory sitting around at any given time. When I tell people this fact, they are all aghast; particularly those in the health care…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill The road to Lean: Identifying and prioritizing wastes
Not too long ago, I was reading an interview with Robert "Doc" Hall, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, and a founding member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. In the…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Lean Insights: How do we keep kaizen going?
Twenty-five years after the release of Masaaki Imai's classic book Kaizen, many organizations have continued to pursue Lean/kaizen. Unfortunately, many more have dropped their efforts.
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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Dr. Timothy Hill Lean Insights: Measuring your Lean results
I am often asked about the presentation of Lean results. "How do we report our gains?" "Where do we post our gains?" "Do I need to make my results fancy,…
Written by Dr. Timothy Hill Category: Columns
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