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Leadership, Lean, and COVID-19
April 7, 2020 – Ken Snyder
I was happy to read an open letter from Karl Wadensten, the CEO of VIBCO, that was posted to LinkedIn a few days ago. VIBCO is a long-time practitioner of Lean and has hosted many Shingo workshops over the years. In fact, VIBCO is hosting a Shingo DISCOVER EXCELLENCE virtual workshop on April 21-22. VIBCO manufactures many types of ind...
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 – Rapid Conversion to Meet Surging Healthcare Demands
April 3, 2020 – Ken Snyder
Last year, I had the opportunity to share the stage with a senior executive at Dyson. We were attending a Lean conference organized by one of our affiliate partner organizations and co-sponsored by the Shingo Institute. I was excited to hear how Dyson is using the Shingo Guiding Principles in its improvement efforts. Recently, though, I w...
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 – Rapid Development of a Rapid Test
April 2, 2020 – Ken Snyder
It is not surprising that Abbott, the worldwide leader in rapid-testing platforms, came up with a rapid test of the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19. What is surprising is how rapidly the test was developed. Various Abbott Diagnostics operations worldwide have adopted the Shingo Model as their model to drive excellence. T...
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April 1, 2020 – Ken Snyder
Jabil Healthcare in Shanghai, China, is reportedly the world’s largest manufacturing plant of medical devices. Jabil produces medical devices as a contract manufacturer for almost all of the medical device companies in the world. The plant in Shanghai has more than 4,000 employees. The Jabil Healthcare plant started adopting Lean tools...
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