It’s common for people who use the Shingo Model™ as a standard of excellence to talk about their organization’s “Shingo Journey” much like you hear people talk about the Lean journey. They’re talking, of course, about the evolution of their organizations toward the use of the principles prescribed by the Shingo Model. However, until now […]
by Ken Snyder “Think Systemically” is a principle in the Enterprise Alignment dimension of the Shingo Model. Through understanding the relationships and interconnectedness within a system we are able to make better decisions and improvements. This principle is largely based on the pioneering work of Russ Ackoff and Peter Senge. An example of thinking systemically […]
by Ken Snyder “Create Constancy of Purpose” is a principle in the Enterprise Alignment dimension of the Shingo Model™. When we developed the Shingo Model, we borrowed heavily from the best thinkers who have influenced the operational excellence movement. In the case of this principle, we borrowed the wording from Dr. W. Edwards Deming. This […]
by Ken Snyder “Create Value for the Customer” is one of the Shingo Guiding Principles in the Results dimension of the Shingo Model™. In the current Model, it is the only principle in this dimension. Within the Shingo Model, our working definition of this principle is:
By: Ken Snyder A little over a year ago, at the invitation of Professor Eric Olsen of Cal Poly, the Shingo Institute became re-engaged in the Lean Education Academic Network, or LEAN. This is a group of teachers, researchers and other academics from around the world who are involved in Lean curriculum design and research. […]
By: Ken Snyder At our conference a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of inducting Andrew P. (“Drew”) Dillon into the Shingo Academy. Drew translated seven of Shigeo Shingo’s books into English, served as Dr. Shingo’s personal translator and apprentice, and was so influenced by Dr. Shingo’s teachings that he abandoned his position on […]
Dr. Morgan L. Jones, Chris Butterworth and Brenton Harder Many organizations have launched continuous improvement, business improvement, process excellence or Lean Six Sigma programs with varying success. The typical model is to employ an experienced external executive to engage directly with the senior leadership team, develop a deployment plan, train a small cohort of green […]
By: Dominic Bria Most managers who lead daily or weekly huddles understand that they are not the place to reprimand or embarrass team members. That’s a basic part of respecting every individual that anyone familiar with Shingo Guiding Principles should understand. What may be less understood about the role of huddles in respecting every individual […]
By: Dominic Bria, Shingo Institute Most, if not all, of you who read this are concerned with improving processes at your organization. In the day-to-day grind of making that happen, it’s easy to forget that the work you do can have profound effects far beyond where you can see them.
By: Ken Snyder In order to help the Shingo Institute accomplish its educational mission, the Shingo institute is in need of expanding its resources in the educational field. We decided to create a group of people, known as “Shingo Faculty Fellows,” who will represent the Shingo Institute in educational settings. The Shingo Faculty Fellows will […]
