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May 14, 2018 Continuous Improvement Leadership Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma

What's Next after Lean and Six Sigma? -

Larry is Founder of Pathways to Manufacturing Excellence, and a veteran of 35 years in the...

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May 11, 2018 Culture Leadership Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

Creating a Culture that Sustains 5S and Operational Excellence -

QUESTION: One of the most basic practices of lean is a culture of 5S at each work station....

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May 26, 2017 Leadership Operational Excellence Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

The Fast Lane to Excellence: How to be a Better Leader in Manufacturing - 4 tips

This article is part 2 of The Fast Lane, by Larry Fast. Read Part one: '13 Ways Difficult ...

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May 05, 2017 Culture Leadership Operational Excellence

The Fast Lane: 13 Ways 'Difficult Relationships' Damage Company Culture

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May 01, 2017 Culture Leadership Operational Excellence Lean Manufacturing Business Transformation

Are Hard Skills or Soft Skills More Important for Culture? 5 Tips on Hiring for the Factory Floor

Question: When you hired for the factory floor, what was more important to you in the cand...

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April 15, 2017 Culture Leadership Lean Six Sigma

5 Tips for Introducing Lean to Administrative Functions

While many will still argue that "this may work on the shop floor but not in my office," h...

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February 15, 2017 Culture Continuous Improvement Leadership Operational Excellence Lean Manufacturing

The Fast Lane to Operational Excellence

For those of us old enough to remember, we have been reading about the "Barriers to Operat...

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January 24, 2017 Operational Excellence Lean Manufacturing

Performance Metrics that Matter: Effective Productivity Measures

Effective Productivity is a slippery slope. Frankly, I can count on one hand the plants I'...

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January 02, 2017 Operational Excellence Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

The FAST Lane: How Robust is your Sales and Operations Planning Process?

I’ve always thought the delivery performance metric best reflects how well integrated the ...

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December 12, 2016 Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma The FAST lane Manufacturing

The Fast Lane: The Discontinuous Continuous Improvement Journey

Why do so many operations in so many companies commit to a career-long Continuous Improvem...

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December 01, 2016 Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

ARTICLE: How to Choose Metrics to Drive Continuous Improvement

QUESTION: I am trying to develop a list of metrics to drive our continuous improvement eff...

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November 16, 2016 Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma

ARTICLE: What is World Class Manufacturing, and How Do You Measure it?

Question: What is world class and how do you measure it?

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November 07, 2016 Culture Leadership Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

ARTICLE: How Do You Re-engage an Apathetic, Aging Workforce?

QUESTION: This reader’s question asks about “how to re-engage an aging workforce?” I’m par...

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November 01, 2016 Strategy Execution Leadership Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing

ARTICLE: How Many Experts are Needed to Embark on a Lean Journey?

QUESTION: We are starting discussions about trying to start a lean initiative and are in d...

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October 17, 2016 Leadership Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing

ARTICLE: What is the Best Way to Begin a Lean or Continuous Improvement Journey?

Question: We are a small company with approximately 150 employees, 3 manufacturing locatio...

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September 29, 2016 Culture Leadership Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing

Creating a Culture that Sustains 5S and Operational Excellence

QUESTION: One of the most basic practices of lean is a culture of 5S at each work station....

Larry Fast Larry Fast


August 19, 2016 Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing

How 'Managing Up' can Boost Your Continuous Improvement Results

The topic for this article is “Managing Up.” This subject is the result of an excellent, s...

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August 18, 2016 Culture Leadership Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing

LONG ARTICLE: What Can Organization Leaders Do to Create & Manage Culture Change?

QUESTION: What are the two (or three or five or seven) most important things organization ...

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August 16, 2016 Continuous Improvement Leadership Lean Manufacturing Lean Six Sigma

What's Next after Lean and Six Sigma?

Larry is Founder of Pathways to Manufacturing Excellence, and a veteran of 35 years in the...

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