LEAN Mindset

Leadership Commitment and Involvement

Leadership within the context of the Toyota Production System (TPS) or the LEAN Business System [1] follows traditional leadership and management practices.  However, there are additional LEAN implementation and application responsibilities that hold greater emphasis for LEAN Leaders on what the core management behaviors are. LEAN Leaders are Distinguished by Their Emphasis on Core Management […]

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KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

A KPI is a Key Performance Indicator [1], which is a type of performance measurement.  KPIs evaluate the success of an organization, plant, product line(s), product(s), program(s), project(s), and/or focus on a single process or work cell.  They often drive potential improvements, so KPIs are routinely associated with performance improvement initiatives. What is important to

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Employee Engagement and Participation

Employee responsibilities within the context of the Toyota Production System (TPS) or the LEAN Business System [1] follows traditional job responsibility practices.  However, there are additional LEAN implementation and application responsibilities that hold greater emphasis for LEAN Practioners on what the core behaviors are. LEAN Practioners are Distinguished by Their Emphasis on Core Behaviors to

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Coaching

Developing people is key to achieving sustainability of your desired results through LEAN implementation and application, so that is why leadership involvement [1] is an important aspect of the LEAN Business System. [2]  A critical responsibility of this involvement is coaching, and the Mentor/Mentee relationship. Developing People Through Coaching is Key to achieving Sustainability of

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Explanation Video

Learn about Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle, and why it is the fundamental principle for everything that we do! https://practicallean.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Toyotas-Iteration-of-the-PDCA-Cycle.m4v If you would like to view our CC [Closed Captions] version of our explanation video, click here. Download a copy of the Explanation Video as an Audio MP3 file HERE. 

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Explanation Video [CC]

CC [Closed Captions] version of our explanation video about Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle. https://practicallean.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Closed-Caption.m4v For the standard explanation video, click here.

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Podcast: Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle

Learn about Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle, and why it is the fundamental principle for everything that we do! Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle with Kimo Oberloh Download the Podcast Kimo Oberloh Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle Explanation Video, Transcript Review the Transcript from our explanation video about Toyota’s Iteration of the

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Explanation Video, Transcript

Review the Transcript from our explanation video about Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle. For the standard explanation video, click here. Download a copy of the Explanation Video as an Audio MP3 file HERE.  Simply Right Click, and Save As.

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Explanation Video, Presentation Slides

Review the Presentation Slides from our video, explaining Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle.  And, if you want to review our in-depth Presentation explaining the entire principle, click here.

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PDCA Worksheet [Template]

Use our Worksheet Template in order to practically apply the principles of Toyota’s Iteration of the PDCA Cycle. Download the Microsoft Excel PDCA Worksheet [Template] file. Download

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Traditional PDCA Explanation, from Wikipedia

Learn more about the Traditional PDCA Explanation, from Wikipedia. This file was last edited on: 27 September 2019. For the most recent updates from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, click here.

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