The Birth of Lean
fxtqkaih2017-02-02T15:05:10-06:00The Birth of Lean is a collection of conversations with Taiichi Ohno, Eiji Toyoda, and others instrumental in the development of the Toyota management approach. It was edited by Koichi ...
Ready, Set, Go! Six Steps to an Effective Make Ready Process
fxtqkaih2017-01-31T15:05:15-06:00One of the most powerful features of the Last Planner® System for Production Control (Last Planner) is the Make Ready process. The Make Ready process is the practice of doing what ...
Top 5 Deltas from Pull Planning Sessions
fxtqkaih2017-01-17T15:05:56-06:00My four-year collection of Plus-Deltas from construction phase pull planning sessions include deltas with these five basic common themes. 1. Improve the Amount of Time Required for Planning Variations usually seek ...
Running Lean by Ash Maurya
fxtqkaih2017-01-05T15:05:12-06:00Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works by Ash Maurya takes the reader through the business start up and innovation process from a Lean perspective. He ...
Visual Displays and Social Norms
fxtqkaih2017-01-04T15:05:20-06:00The images below are selected portions of several messages that serve as a screensaver on hospital workstations. They don't display new guidance - a trained staff will already know this information. ...
3 Simple Rules for Effective Pull Planning
fxtqkaih2016-12-15T11:31:18-06:00As part of the Last Planner® System, pull planning is a great technique for planning collaboratively. We've used it effectively for everything from master planning and design through commissioning and ...
Last Planner System Administration Innovation
fxtqkaih2016-12-07T16:05:28-06:00One project team has developed an innovative approach toward reducing the time required to administer the weekly work planning process; while providing greater visibility to the team on the relationship ...
Working Out vs Training
fxtqkaih2016-11-30T05:17:23-06:00It is helpful to think of implementing a Lean culture and Lean practices on the project as the work necessary to radically improve the professional fitness and health of the ...
Writing by Hand & the Last Planner System
fxtqkaih2016-11-28T06:06:55-06:00Four years ago I was given a dressing-down by a venture capital investor for taking handwritten notes at our meeting. If I wanted to fund a technology start-up he told ...
Tracking Productivity and the Last Planner System
fxtqkaih2016-11-23T08:21:43-06:00A superintendent presenting at the LCI Congress this past October stated that they would like to implement productivity tracking into the Last Planner System. Conceptually that is not all that ...