Business Journalist/Public Speaker/Editorial Consultant covering business & manufacturing technology, trends, strategies, best practices & public policy
Cleveland, Ohio
Joined February 2012
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Get caught up with the latest in #photonics #intellectualproperty activities in the U.S., featuring summaries of the 18 patent litigation and Patent Office procedures recorded in February. laserfocusworld.com/executiv…
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Celebrating the brilliance and impact of women and girls in science on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Here's to breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and paving the way for future generations. 💪🔬
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsInScience
Check out this article from @nytimes. Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opini…
“I wish I would’ve attended a conference like this years ago.” —Geoff Miller, Owner and CEO, Grand Rapids Chair Company #leansummit2023
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Jack Schron, CEO and President of Jergens Inc.: Defense of our country starts with a defense of our manufacturing. #mfgtechshow
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Right now, most companies are in the position of fighting fires in their supply chains, says Paul Ericksen, IndustryWeek's Supply Chain Advisor. But they also must reevaluate their long-term purchasing decisions. #mfgtechshow
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A lean system that runs like clockwork and constant attention to customer service enables Barcelona-based 365.café to achieve the seemingly impossible: supplying 55 bakeries out of a 650-square-meter factory. Read the article here:
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Lean Manufacturing in a Digital World industryweek.com/operations/…
So true. A must read for leaders who mistakenly think digital tech should replace lean thinking and practice.
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You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.
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When your organization needs more problem solvers, what do you do – make or buy?
Check out the latest LEI #Leadership eLetter to read how Turner Construction’s New York Business Unit is tackling this question:
bit.ly/39UtmtT
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Join us for a free #webinar: Building a #Learning Organization: How #Kata Empowers Team Members to Achieve Organizational #Goals and Objectives on September 30 at 2 PM ET. Register at: bit.ly/3k0Ku7h
#Strategy #Leadership #LeanThinking
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The Lean community encourages asking, "What problem are you trying to solve?" Better -> start with the ambition. What should or do you want to be happening? Direct your team's energy at what you want, not at what you don't want. Problems/obstacles are then whatever is in the way.
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In this groundbreaking book, Toyota veteran Sadao Nomura shares a detailed account of the dramatic #quality #improvement he and his team achieved at Toyota Logistics & Forklift.
Use code NOMURA at checkout to get a 10% early bird discount through Aug 31!
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What can we learn about #ProblemSolving and #leadership from the U.S military?
Art Smalley takes a look at the military's methods of #teaching to see what #lean coaches can borrow from in today's new Lean Post:
bit.ly/2RX12RS
#LeanThinking #Coaching
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What is the value of JIT #manufacturing?
Jeffrey Liker argues that recent media snipes fail to understand the crucial role #JIT plays in a complete #lean system in surfacing problems & pressuring companies to fix them immediately in today's new Lean Post:
bit.ly/3bmMcLF
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Learn ten simple yet powerful #leadership principles developed by Former #Toyota leader Mr. Isao Yoshino that provide wise guidance for any #lean practitioner seeking a path of #learning and #improvement in today's new Lean Post:
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