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Manufacturing is the Engine of American Technology Development and Innovation
Blog Post by Jim Huntzinger, President and Founder of Lean Frontiers, Inc. Michele Nash-Hoff has presented many times during our annual Lean Leadership Week. She

Lean, Economics, and Healthcare? A Lean Frontiers Perspective.
Blog Post by Jim Huntzinger, President and Founder of Lean Frontiers, Inc. In the lean community, there has been significant work in healthcare. Compared to

What is Training Within Industry (TWI)?
Hey there! I know a lot about Lean. But TWI? Not so much! Throw out any lean term and I’ll define it, describe it, and

What’s Your Kata?
This article is written by Greg Balfany, Health Systems Engineering, Administration for Memorial Hermann Memorial City in Houston, TX. Greg was an attendee at the

Standardization Step Up 2 along with implications for Management and Supervisors
This article is written by Patrick Graupp and Oscar Roche of the TWI Institute. ———– In many ways Step Up 1 is relatively easy; now

Toyota Kata – 4 Lessons Learned from the President of New Hampshire Industries
This article is written by John Batten of New Hampshire Industries. Join John for a free webinar titled, “Toyota Kata – 4 Lessons Learned from

Without Work Standards There Won’t be Standardized Work
About this article: This article is written by Oscar Roche and TWI Institute. Join Oscar for a free webinar titled, “Without Work Standards There Won’t

Rescuing Victims of Human Trafficking Through Lean Thinking.
When we heard this inspirational story of lean and TWI in the rescue of victims of human trafficking, we had to share it. This story

Thanks for Giving!
February 17-18, 2020 Austin, TX February 20-21, 2020 Austin, TX What is Lean Accounting? What is Lean HR? What is Lean Product Development? What is

Top 15 Lean Conferences of 2020
There is no shortage of lean-related events in 2020, from small regional conferences, to workshops, to large international events that draw the world’s top

5 Levels of Toyota’s Work Standardization: Learning from the Source.
NOTE from Lean Frontiers: The following guest post comes from Oscar Roche of the TWI Institute. Lean Frontiers is pleased to welcome Oscar as presenter

Conducting workplace experiments
NOTE from Lean Frontiers: The following guest post comes from Oscar Roche of the TWI Institute. Lean Frontiers is pleased to welcome Oscar as presenter