The Relationship Between Muda, Mura, and Muri
Lean East shares the relationship between the Lean Japanese terms muda, mura, and muri. Learn to eliminate waste, unevenness, and overburden!
How to Use Kanban Visual Systems for Scheduling
Understanding how to use Kanban visual systems for scheduling and project management in Lean and Agile.
Should I Focus on Problems or Solutions in a Current State Analysis?
Lean East shares the difference between a focus on problems or solutions in a current state analysis
Defining Kaizen and Other Japanese Words in Lean
Lean East defines many of the common Japanese words in Lean creating a reference guide that is easy to access and understand.
Understanding the Basics of Quality Systems
Lean East explains quality system principles, terms, and methodologies to help you understand the basics of quality systems.
To Err is Human: The Science of Failing Well
Lean East shares a summary of Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson.
This Is More Important Than An Original Idea
Lean East shares a short video with the most common concerns during strategic planning sessions and why original ideas aren’t that important!
Achieve Better Results with Elon Musk’s Five Step Improvement Process
Lean East shares a short summary of Elon Musk’s Five Step Improvement Process and what he thinks is the biggest mistake that engineers make.
Using 5 Whys for Root Cause Analysis in Lean
The Lean East team shares how to use the 5 Whys for Root Cause Analysis in Lean and provides a few examples.
Benefits of Poka-Yoke Mistake Proofing
The Lean East team shares a few techniques and advantages of Poka-Yoke, the Japanese term for mistake proofing.
