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Fundamentals Redux--An Appreciation of Kaizen Express

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By Toshiko Narusawa, John Shook, Mark Graban, Art Byrne
| lean.org
As part of our monthly look at a book from LEI's catalog, we are republishing this appreciation of Kaizen Express by its co-author John Shook. Please note that the Post will not publish new articles for the remainder of this holiday week. Please enjoy your Thanksgiving in whatever shape it takes during this pandemic-colored times. As a toast, we offer gratitude for community, passion, and respect for people. And, of course, we are grateful for you, our readers.
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Boosting Organizational Resilience Through Jidoka

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By Toshiko Narusawa, John Shook, James Womack, Daniel Jones
| lean.org
How prepared are you to respond to crises? And what core lean practices bolster your organizational muscle to pivot successfully? This 2016 roundup on jidoka shares key ideas that can help you boost operational resilience and boost your organization’s ability to tackle new challenges. Lean thinkers will discuss this challenge during the upcoming VLX session on Leading Through Crisis starting October 19. Build quality into products or inspect it in at the end of the line?
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Ask Art: What Was Danaher Like In the Early Days of Lean?

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By Art Byrne, John Shook, James Womack, Toshiko Narusawa
| lean.org
Launching Lean at Danaher Ah, nothing like a trip down memory lane. I’ve written about some of this before so forgive me for any redundancies. I’ll try and highlight some of the key lessons learned as we go along. When we started lean at Danaher in 1987, the company was approximately $1 billion in sales. We had 13 separate and totally unrelated companies.
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How Wiremold Reinvented Itself Through Kaizen

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By Art Byrne, Toshiko Narusawa, John Shook, James Womack
| lean.org
(Ah, another stroll down memory lane. In January 1995 I wrote the following article for AME's Target magazine describing Wiremold’s experience with lean. We have received permission from AME to reproduce this piece on the LEI Post. Dates and other references have not been changed from the original publication. I hope you enjoy it.
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