Two Student Process Improvement Coordinators Hired
Two students were hired and began work this week to support summer improvement events on campus. Feel free to contact them, or myself at wmdavis@mtu.edu, if you’d like to make some improvements this...
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Dilbert: Kaizen Humor
Here is a recent dilbert post as seen here: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-06-17/
View Article5S to a Shared Network Drive
A team in Facilities just wrapped up a 5S project on their shared network drive, or as they call it, “the P drive.” 5S is a workplace organization tool is used to reduce waste and organize a...
View ArticleLean Leadership and Employee Empowerment
Guest Post by Megan Johnson, Student Process Improvement Coordinator “Becoming Lean” is about much more than implementing a set of tools and measuring metrics. A big part of becoming Lean is the...
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Let’s Get Organized! How to 5S your desk!
Guest Post by Allie Olano, Student Process Improvement Coordinator Look around your desk; are there papers everywhere, folders stacked in piles, sticky notes all over your computer, stapler missing,...
View ArticleOther Lean Universities
Hello out there! Is there anyone else in higher education administration practicing Lean principles? Why yes, yes there is! Below are some links to other Universities who practice Lean. It is...
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Megan shares her CAT experience!
I’m back! This summer I took a break from my job as a Student Process Improvement Coordinator to participate in a Technical Marketing internship with Caterpillar, Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. Although...
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Local Businesses Practicing Lean
General Manager, Scott Raffaelli showcasing their "shopping cart" I had the opportunity to take a tour of Pettibone in Baraga, MI earlier this week. Pettibone is currently working on incorporating...
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Mini Improvement Event for HR Benefit Orientation Packet
A short improvement event (utilizing 5S methodology) occurred today to solicit feedback from recently hired employees on the value adding (and non-value adding) items in the Benefits Orientation...
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Document Management – A 5S Opportunity
I was recently given the opportunity to be a Lean facilitator for a 5S Kaizen event. The goal of the event was to organize the Van Pelt and Opie Library staff document management system. I found this...
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