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A Look at “Go and Observe”
April 6, 2018 – Ken Snyder
Soon after publishing the Shingo Model™ over 10 years ago, we developed workshops to teach the Model. At first, the workshops were classroom-only experiences. We soon tested the idea of “go to gemba”[1] as part of the workshop. We quickly realized that including “go to gemba” was a far superior teaching method. Since t...
Read Full ArticleIt Shouldn’t Be This Hard
April 6, 2018 – Ken Snyder
I have often heard that “Lean takes 10 years minimum,” or “Where you start depends on where your organization is at,” or “Implementing Lean is an art, not a science,” and other excuses for why a transformation should take an inordinately long period of time. While I believed some of these excuses earlier in my career, I am increasingly co...
Read Full ArticleLean Manufacturing and Firm Performance Awarded the Shingo Research Award
March 30, 2018 – the Shingo Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Dominic BriaShingo InstitutePhone: +1.435.797.0771Email: [email protected]“Lean manufacturing and firm performance” by Rosemary Fullerton, Frances Kennedy, and Sally Widener Receives Shingo Research Award Summary: After trained examiners and accomplished business professionals performed a thorough assessme...
Read Full ArticleShould We Change the Model?
March 6, 2018 – Ken Snyder
Over the past several months, I have analyzed and discussed the Shingo Model™ on this blog and in private meetings with thought leaders. This has led to a lot of feedback from various people – both in response to Shingo blog posts, to my personal LinkedIn account, and in one-on-one conversations. I deeply appreciate the passion and c...
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