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Lean is all around you!

On April 15, 2011 By Byron

I have a bad habit.  I have a tendency to notice when companies are applying Lean techniques to improve their businesses.  Now that I am empowered with a smart phone that has a camera I cannot help but  snap photos of the clever ways people are using Lean to make a difference in their organizations.  [...]

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Is Being Right 99.9% of the Time Good Enough?

On April 9, 2011 By Byron

Being right only 99.9% of the time would result in: –       2,000,000 Documents Lost by IRS –       16,000 Pieces of Mail Lost Every Day –       22,000 Wrongly Debited / Credited Checks Per Hour –       1,314 Wrongly Connected Phone Calls Per Minute –       20,000 Incorrect Drug Prescriptions Per Year –       12 Newborn Babies Given to Wrong [...]

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