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Read This Article and Change Your Life

March 30, 2022 By Lantech

Note: This blog post has generated so much attention that we’ve decided to run it one more time. …

5 Lean Manufacturing Questions Answered by Jim Womack

February 12, 2021 By Lantech

One of the driving motivations behind lean manufacturing is the elimination of waste. By eliminating waste, getting to the root of problems, lean manufacturing helps manufacturers reduce costs and increase productivity. These core concepts have led businesses from all industries to adopt lean …

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More Efficient Warehouse Operations: 9 DC and Warehouse Slotting Consideration

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February 12, 2021 By Lantech

If you are a manufacturing company or distributor, you most likely are using a warehouse or distribution center to make sure you are able to store inventory, replenish store fronts, and easily send goods to customers or receive goods for manufacture or distribution. …

Topics: Lean Operations, Operational Efficiency

The Work of Management Addresses How to Avoid the Deterioration of Results

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February 12, 2021 By Lantech

In a recent interview with Planet Lean, Jim Lancaster, Lantech CEO and owner, sat down with Roberto Priolo to discuss his new book The Work of Management. …

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Fixing a Continuous Improvement Effort That Stalls – and It Will Stall

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February 12, 2021 By Lantech

Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster, author of the new Lean Enterprise Institute book “The Work of Management“, explains on the latest Lean Blog podcast why and how he revitalized improvement tactics and strategy. …

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Lantech CEO Featured in Leading Trade Publication

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February 12, 2021 By Lantech

Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster’s book, The Work of Management: A Daily Path to Sustainable Improvement, is earning national attention for its detailed and honest account of Lantech’s shift to a lean management model. In June, Industry Week featured an article about the book, which chronicles how …

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Four Lessons Ernest Hemingway Teaches Us About Lean Manufacturing

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December 28, 2020 By Lantech

Anyone who has read Ernest Hemingway knows that Papa was spare with his language. There were no wasted words, no fluff words, nothing that took up space — his writing style is often described as “lean,” which seems appropriate for today’s blog post. Everything served a …

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Use a PDCA Loop for Accomplishing Goals

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December 28, 2020 By Lantech

We like using the PDCA Loop for things off the manufacturing floor. Whether it’s organizing an event, packing for vacation, or even personal growth, there are a lot of places the PDCA Loop works. The PDCA Loop — which stands for Plan, Do, Check, Adjust (or Act, depending on who you …

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Applying the OODA Loop to Modern Life

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December 28, 2020 By Lantech

One of the things we try to do with our blog is to show how the PDCA Loop can be applied to our everyday lives. We recently saw an article on Huckberry.com, Active Mind: Like a Fighter Pilot, Applying Colonel John Boyd’s Military Strategy, the OODA Loop, to the Modern Man. (Since …

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Lean Operations

Read This Article and Change Your Life

5 Lean Manufacturing Questions Answered by Jim Womack

More Efficient Warehouse Operations: 9 DC and Warehouse Slotting Consideration

The Work of Management Addresses How to Avoid the Deterioration of Results

Fixing a Continuous Improvement Effort That Stalls – and It Will Stall

Lantech CEO Featured in Leading Trade Publication

Four Lessons Ernest Hemingway Teaches Us About Lean Manufacturing

Use a PDCA Loop for Accomplishing Goals

Applying the OODA Loop to Modern Life

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