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Creativity–An Intended Consequence

By Bill Artzberger|2012-04-09T18:54:06-04:00April 9th, 2012|Categories: Blog|Tags: connections and flows, creativity, direct observation, high agreement, lean, standardization|

I couldn’t possibly count the number of times I heard that “I work in an environment that requires creativity and lean doesn’t apply to my work”. Over and over again I have offered how important lean principles are to creating an environment for creativity. I am convinced more than ever that this is true but I [...]

What are " supermarkets "?

By Lean Learning Center|2012-03-21T17:07:09-04:00March 21st, 2012|Categories: Blog|Tags: connections and flows, flow, materials, Pleasant, supermarkets|

A true supermarket is storage characterized by high use materials (A items) that turn faster than the standard material handling cycle located close to the line to facilitate retrieval by an operator or water spider/utility.

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