Toronto Star Article about Buffalo Bisons and Toronto Blue Jays TAGS: 51s | AAA | baseball | buffalo bisons | consulting | interview | las vegas | lean | lean blitz | morgan campbell | new york mets | sports | toronto blue jays | toronto star Earlier this year I wrote a post about how the New York Mets were changing their AAA affiliate from the Buffalo Bisons to the Las Vegas 51s and that they …Continue reading →

Guest Post: A Clown Post About Bryce Harper and Warnings TAGS: alamodome | bryce harper | chavez ravine | consulting | lean | lean blitz | leanblog | mark graban | operations | outfield | process | sports | stitches | wall | warning track | washington nationals Today we have another guest post, this time from fellow blogger Mark Graban of LeanBlog.org, one of the top-read blogs about Lean today. Mark is a Lean consultant in healthcare …Continue reading →

The Augusta Riverhawks and the Case for Quality TAGS: augusta | bob kerzner | breakdown | cease | cost of poor quality | cost of quality | hockey | ice | james brown arena | league | lean | lean blitz consulting | minor | operations | riverhawks | sports | system | total productive maintenance | tpm As reported in March, the ice maintenance system at James Brown Arena in Augusta broke down and forced the Augusta RiverHawks minor league hockey team to relocate their games to …Continue reading →

The @ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement #WCQI13 TAGS: american | asq | audi | center | conference | consulting | convention | dallas | giveaways | improvement | indiana | indianapolis | innovation | international team excellence award | itea | karen martin | lean | lean blitz | malcolm baldrige | mark graban | podcast | quality | quality of life | sally hogshead | shingo | society | sports | swag | the outstanding organization | trade show | world | young quality professionals | yqp The ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement closed last Wednesday and now that I’m finally back I’m going to cover some of the things I saw and experienced. ~~~~~~~ …Continue reading →

Guest Post: What #Lean Can Learn from Sports TAGS: basketball | boston | boston marathon | catch careers | christina kach | curling | field | golf | guest post | lean | lean blitz consulting | sme lean bronze certified | softball | sports | stephen colbert | track I am again off to the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Indianapolis, so today we have a guest blog post from my friend, fellow Lean practitioner, and …Continue reading →

2013 @ASQ World Conference on #Quality and Improvement in Indianapolis – #WCQI13 TAGS: american society for quality | asq | chad walters | indiana convention center | indianapolis | international team excellence awards | itea | lean | lean blitz consulting | sports | wcqi | wcqi13 Greetings from Indianapolis! The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is holding the 2013 World Conference on Quality and Improvement at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, and I am in …Continue reading →

Genchi Genbutsu & Manti Te’o's Draft Stock TAGS: actual place actual thing | bcs championship | combine | consulting | draft | football | gemba | genbutsu | genchi | go and see | go and see for yourself | lean | lean blitz | lennay kekua | manti | nfl | notre dame | operations | sports | t'eo We have been inundated with the story of Manti Te’o and the girlfriend hoax, especially this past weekend as the NFL Draft unfolded. Te’o is one of the most award-decorated …Continue reading →

Team Websites Facilitate the Sales Process TAGS: augusta | baseball | broken | consulting | continuous improvement | funnel | greenjackets | lean | lean blitz | minor league | phone number | process | sales | sports | website | yellow pages Lean is the operational management philosophy about providing exactly what the client wants, when they want it, and in the condition/location where they want it, all while doing it as …Continue reading →

#EarthDay 2013 and Conservation of Resources TAGS: 2013 | baseball | conservation | consulting | earth day | hot dogs | inventory | lean | lean blitz | operations | sourcing | sports | strategic | transportation | waiting Today is Earth Day 2013, and the Earth Day mission is to promote actions toward environmental protection and conservation. The focus of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change. …Continue reading →

#Kaizen & The Leaky Rowboat TAGS: address | boat | consulting | continuous improvement | eradicate | event | far side | ignore | kaizen | leaky | lean blitz | mindset | operations | problems | row | sports | stopgap You’re in a rowboat that has sprung a leak and is taking in water. You’re rowing to shore but a couple miles away. What are your options? – You can …Continue reading →

The 2013 #Masters: Low Scores and Standardized Work TAGS: albatross | augusta national | clubs | continuous improvement | golf | golf club | history | kaizen | lean | lean blitz consulting | louis oosthuizen | masters | operations | par | process | sports | standardized work | streamline | takt time | tiger woods Masters Week is finally here! All of the golf world has descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Last year …Continue reading →

The 2013 #Masters: Coaching Is Auditing AND Facilitating Improvement TAGS: audit | auditing | augusta national golf club | benefit | coach | coaching | continuous improvement | georgia | improvement | lean blitz consulting | masters | operations | process | project | punitive | quality | sports | standards | zach johnson | zack johnson Masters Week is finally here! All of the golf world has descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters …Continue reading →

The 2013 #Masters: Pace Penalty on Tianlang Guan TAGS: amateur | asian | augusta national golf club | china | enforce | enforcement | golf | golfer | lean blitz consulting | masters | operations | pace | penalty | pga | play | process | rules | seth godin | slow | sports | tianlang guan Masters Week is finally here! All of the golf world has descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. As indicated …Continue reading →

The 2013 #Masters: Continuous Flow of Player Groups TAGS: 2013 | augusta national golf club | balance | bubba watson | continuous flow | golf | lean blitz consulting | marker | masters | operations | pin flag | process | pull | rory mcilroy | sports | threesomes | waiting Masters Week is finally here! All of the golf world has descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters, …Continue reading →

The #2013 Masters: On-Site Logistics and Materials Supply TAGS: 2013 | aesthetics | augusta national golf club | box trucks | customer experience | excess motion | golf carts | inventory | lean | lean blitz consulting | logistics | material handling | operations | process | sports | stockouts | temporary | the masters | transportation | waiting | warehousing | wastes | water spider Masters Week is finally here! All of the golf world has descended upon Augusta, Georgia for April 8-14 for the 2013 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Augusta National …Continue reading →