Comments for Lean CEO http://www.leanceo.com Resources Supporting Lean Enterprise and Lean Manufacturing Leadership Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:17:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Starbucks Visual Flow by Mark Graban http://www.leanceo.com/photos/starbucks-visual-flow/#comment-23 Mark Graban Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:17:22 +0000 http://www.leanceo.com/?post_type=photos&p=1212#comment-23 I don't think "jidoka" is the appropriate tag. There's often a lot of WIP built up in these counter queues. Part of Starbucks' lean work is about maintaining FIFO flow... I don’t think “jidoka” is the appropriate tag. There’s often a lot of WIP built up in these counter queues.

Part of Starbucks’ lean work is about maintaining FIFO flow…

]]> Comment on A Few Thoughts on China, Consistency, and Standardization by Barnie Rossum http://www.leanceo.com/a-few-thoughts-on-china-consistency-and-standardization/#comment-21 Barnie Rossum Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:12:51 +0000 http://www.leanceo.com/?p=62#comment-21 Growing pains are generally things not yet experienced, making it even more difficult to standardize how it's handled. But, these things make us stronger and forge our wills to succeed. China will be a force to be reckoned with, if they aren't already. Growing pains are generally things not yet experienced, making it even more difficult to standardize how it’s handled. But, these things make us stronger and forge our wills to succeed. China will be a force to be reckoned with, if they aren’t already.

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