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Lean Manufacturing Newsletters

Welcome to the Gembutsu Newsletter where our purpose is to enrich the web by providing practical Lean and operations management information. Whether you are new to continuous improvement or have been at it for a while, we welcome your thoughts and opinions. Please submit these to newsletters@gembutsu.com.

August 2007

Since this is the very first newsletter, we thought it would be appropriate to cover the concept of kaizen. This month, the newsletter articles review the definition of kaizen, discuss how to implement it on the shop floor, including showing a sample weekly agenda from a kaizen workshop.

September 2007

The goal of Lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste. This month we explore the purpose behind waste elimination.

October 2007

How do employee suggestion systems fit into an overall Lean Manufacturing implementation plan.

November 2007

In a Lean manufacturing context, what is standard work and how should we go about implementing it.