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Jim Shorts No. 2
The second part of how Allan Mogensen impacted TWI (Job Methods) and was, by default, a lean pioneer…




Jim Shorts – First Video!
Welcome to the first post for Jim Shorts video series….some fun and some info….




Jim Shorts
Jim Shorts are brief stories on lean history, lean trivia, and other related information and stories.


Work Standards Come to Life Through Visual Thinking
Oscar Roche & Gwendolyn Galsworth (Visual Workplace Visual Thinking – 2nd Edition, Productivity Press, 2017). We sometimes need to be reminded that effective work standards


Thinking scientifically about process, philosophy, problem solving and yes, people too!
Through practicing Scientific Thinking and the reviewing the Toyota Way, we propose that the Problem Solving, Philosophy and Process quadrants are very dependent upon the


Which Step in the IK has the most impact on a successful outcome?
My answer to this question has changed in the last 18 months to 2 years. I really struggled with identifying what I thought were ‘good’


Developing Team Leaders in an ‘differently abled’ environment
Griffith Post School Options (GPSO) is an organization that recognized early on that risk will be best managed through the knowledge, skills and actions of their Frontline Leaders.


Real World Application of Step Up 1 of the Kato 5 Step Ups Model.
“Without Work Standards there will be no standardized work” – Mr Isao Kato


The History of TWI (Training Within Industry)
Susanne Svenningsen, Program and Project Manager at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S and John Vellema, Partner and Senior Enabler at Business Through People ApS. TWI was


Taking Supervisor Performance to the Next Level: Through the TWI basic needs model
Guest Post By: John Vellema, Partner and Senior Enabler at Business Through People ApS, Joakim Bjurström, Partner and Senior Enabler at Business Through People ApS


Lean Frontiers Welcomes Deondra Wardelle to Office Coop
Today, Lean Frontiers, Inc. announced a new member to the Lean Frontiers Office Coop. Deondra Wardelle will operate her independent consulting firm out of the


Job Relations, Standardization, and Problem-Solving
Lean Frontiers, Inc. is pleased to welcome a guest Blog Post by Tom Priest, Director of LPS at S&C Electric Company. Structured Problem-Solving clarifies the