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Join Gemba Academy at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence conference in Dallas, 24-28 October!

Join Gemba Academy at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence conference in Dallas, 24-28 October! | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it

Receive 10% off registration with promo code “DallasGemba”. More information at: http://www.gembaacademy.com/ame

We will also be hosting a networking cocktail party. No sales presentation – just meet some of your fellow AME attendees and have a drink or two on us!

More information and to RSVP: http://www.gembaacademy.com/ame

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Over the past seven years Gemba Academy has produced over 1,000 lean and six sigma online training videos, which are now used by over 2,000 organizations around the world. Our mission is to remove the struggle with continuous improvement training.

For a free preview go here:
https://www.gembaacademy.com/preview

Pricing and options:
http://www.gembaacademy.com/pricing

Are you a large multi-site enterprise? Learn about our enterprise solutions, including LMS integration and multi-site discounts:
http://www.gembaacademy.com/pricing#multi-site_organizations

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New Podcasts

- Scaling Lean with Ash Maurya
- How to Introduce Lean with Dalton Prather
- How to Utilize People-Centric Leadership with Ron Harper
- How to Reflect on Your Lean Journey with Phil Roether

Visit the Gemba Academy podcasts page:
http://blog.gembaacademy.com/podcasts/

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New Blog Posts

- How to Spot Signs of a Lean Collapse by Jon Miller
- Lean Thinker Challenge #9 by Ron Pereira
- Create a Lean Learning Path by Steven Kane
- Respect by Sharing Knowledge by Kevin Meyer

Visit the Gemba Academy blog:
http://blog.gembaacademy.com

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Gemba Academy - Kaizen

Gemba Academy - Kaizen | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
“See on Scoop.it - Lean Six Sigma HR See on Scoop.it - Lean Six Sigma GroupSee on www.youtube.com (Gemba Academy - Kaizen http://t.co/Xy6j9EIVVx)See on sbonacorsi.wordpress.com...
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We want your SigmaXL success stories!

We want your SigmaXL success stories! | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Win a prize and gain exposure for your company!Whether you’ve been using SigmaXL for years, or just started using it, we want to know how it has made a positive contribution to your work life.All eligible entries will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card plus a free license of our Monte Carlo simulation tool DiscoverSim as our way of saying “Thank you!” for your support and “Congratulations!” on your success! The winner will be randomly selected using SigmaXL’s Random Data tool.Additionally, top respondents will have the opportunity to hav
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Lean audit will provide some answers - Regina Leader-Post

Lean audit will provide some answers - Regina Leader-Post | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Lean audit will provide some answers Regina Leader-Post She will also be able to explore some of less-discussed costs of implementing lean, like the massive number of hours dedicated to employee training (lost hours of work, cost of backfilling...
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Continuous Improvement Training | LeanCor

Continuous Improvement Training | LeanCor | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Fifty hours a week is not a lot of time for doing both leader's standard work and continuous improvement work. It's disrespectful to waste part of someone else's 50 hours.
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Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean ...

Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean ... | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
We should be careful when a consultant says something like, “We must always start with 5S” or “We must always calculate takt time for a process before we do anything else” or “it must ALWAYS be a moving assembly line to be Lean.” The principle of...
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The Road To Lean

The Road To Lean | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
An old TV series I watched recently reminded me of an experience I have had many times in my work.
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Leveraging practical 5S tools for Lean and continuous improvement progress - Plant Engineering

Leveraging practical 5S tools for Lean and continuous improvement progress - Plant Engineering | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Leveraging practical 5S tools for Lean and continuous improvement progress Plant Engineering That's the advice of Randy Kopf, continuous improvement manager at Team Accountability Boards are located in 24 areas at the RMB plant in Fountain, CO RMB...
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Lean approach to commercial interiors pays off for DIRTT - The Globe and Mail

Lean approach to commercial interiors pays off for DIRTT - The Globe and Mail | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Lean approach to commercial interiors pays off for DIRTT The Globe and Mail The company boasts a strong culture: everyone is known as a DIRTTbag, there are no job titles, and staff is empowered to make decisions and implement change (all these...
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This E-grocery Start-up Uses A Lean Model For Its Online Supermarket; In Talks ... - Businessinsider India

This E-grocery Start-up Uses A Lean Model For Its Online Supermarket; In Talks ... - Businessinsider India | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
This E-grocery Start-up Uses A Lean Model For Its Online Supermarket; In Talks ...
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Amit holds an MBA from IIM-Lucknow and he is also a Six Sigma Black Belt from the American Society for Quality.
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Gemba Academy Goes Back to School in New Gemba Live! Series - PR Web (press release)

Gemba Academy Goes Back to School in New Gemba Live! Series - PR Web (press release) | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Gemba Academy Goes Back to School in New Gemba Live! Series
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Michelle Burris talks about how lean has impacted her work and personal life including how her significant other even jokingly refers to her as "Ms.
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Tweet from @hakanforss

Tweet from @hakanforss | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Make time for continuous improvement every day. #Lean #LEGO http://t.co/GtW7OdSIWa
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Introducing C.A.O.S. – The Chosen Acres Operating System. “Lean ...

Introducing C.A.O.S. – The Chosen Acres Operating System. “Lean ... | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
I shared our discussions about the “Lean Practices” he was applying in his work as a consultant to dairy farmers. I found the work that he was doing fascinating and we established a friendship. Well, I am happy to share more ...
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Announcing Gemba Academy in Spanish! - Plus new videos, podcasts, and blog posts

Announcing Gemba Academy in Spanish! - Plus new videos, podcasts, and blog posts | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Gemba Academy is very excited to announce Gemba Academy Español!

https://www.gembaacademy.com/promos/5s-en-espanol

Beginning with the 5S course, we are moving beyond Spanish captions to videos with Spanish-speaking presenters, and with all background graphics, supporting files, and quizzes also translated into Spanish.

The full 5S course in Spanish will be released in June, with the other School of Lean courses following later. We also expect to launch a Spanish blog and podcast later this year.

Watch a sample and sign up to receive updates on Gemba Academy Español!
https://www.gembaacademy.com/promos/5s-en-espanol

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What languages would you like us to make future lean and six sigma training available in? Answer our one question survey!
https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5mxpudte0D6FLmJ

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New book on leadership by Gemba Academy co-founder, Kevin Meyer:

The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen
http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Leader-Personal-Professional-Leadership/dp/1944847243/

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Gemba Academy is excited to host a free webinar on June 29th with Jamie Parker of FedEx, where she’ll discuss how to invest in people to overcome bumps in the road and drive sustainable business results.

Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6923804314868601601

If you can’t attend, registrants will receive a link to view the recorded version, so go ahead and register!

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New Gemba Academy Video Series

We just released our refreshed Dealing With the Seven Deadly Wastes course. This course includes examples and application to service and office environments, as well as manufacturing.

http://www.gembaacademy.com/school-of-lean/seven-deadly-wastes-2016

Coming Soon:
- Gemba Academy Live! at the State of Connecticut (June)
- Gemba Academy Live! at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (July)

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Over the past seven years Gemba Academy has produced over 1,000 lean and six sigma online training videos, which are now used by over 2,000 organizations around the world. Our mission is to remove the struggle with continuous improvement training.

For a free preview go here:
https://www.gembaacademy.com/preview

Pricing and options:
http://www.gembaacademy.com/pricing

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New Podcasts
- How to Teach Continuous Improvement with Dr. Bradley Miller
- How to Pursue Greatness with Ron Pereira
- How to Leverage Toyota Kata with Brandon Brown
- How to Leverage TWI with Patrick Graupp

Visit the Gemba Academy podcasts page:
http://blog.gembaacademy.com/podcasts/

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New Blog Posts
- 8 Attributes of Top-Performing Managers, According to Google by Jon Miller
- A Supervisor’s Strategy to Make Lean Stick by Steve Kane
- 2 Apps That Have Changed My Life for the Better by Ron Pereira
- The Reward of Just Doing It by Kevin Meyer

Visit the Gemba Academy blog: http://blog.gembaacademy.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gembaacademy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gembaacademy
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/gemba-academy-llc
LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=50264
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gembaacademy
Google+: http://www.google.com/+gembaacademy

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Process Mapping and Modeling

Process Mapping and Modeling | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
I am proud to announce the registration for the Process Excellence Network's latest online event is now open:Register for Free: Process Mapping and Modeling Open House 2015The event was set up due to community demand for a specific Open House that focuses on Process Mapping and Modeling. It will host 4 hand-picked case studies from leading global organizations that allow you to log in virtually and join the sessions over two days from July 20th to July 21st, 2015The case studies will provide you with unmissable insight into how Process Mapping and Process Modeling can enable the highest degre
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PEX Week Europe 2015

PEX Week Europe 2015 | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Tap the power of the collaborative employeeAppian recently conducted an international survey of IT and business professionals using enterprise technology to drive digital business transformation and achieve goals in process excellence.37% of respondents cited data and analytics as the most important emerging technology to their business success and 30% stated enterprise mobility.Though survey results indicated that enterprise technology will continue to play a large role in digital business transformation, a crucial ingredient for success was missing. Alarmingly, not a single person surveyed
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Do you share the views of the majority of process excellence professionals in Europe?

These results will be presented at PEX Week Europe, taking place 27th – 30th April in London along with 20 in depth case from Deutsche Bank, Siemens Energy, Thomas Cook, Clifford Chance LLP, Shell, UBS Switzerland, Maersk Line and many more.

>>> Download the Agenda here http://www.bit.ly/PEXWeekEuropeProgram

Key themes to be addressed are:
- Linking business strategy with operations
- Implement changes in leadership thinking and behaviours to embrace and support organizational transformation
- Use the customer journey to organize your business processes the way a customer experiences them
- Connect operational data and business data to drive breakthrough business performance

>>> Download the Agenda here http://www.bit.ly/PEXWeekEuropeProgram

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kaizen engineer role around Ilminster, Somerset on uktemps.co.uk

are you looking to work for a world leading company are you looking for progression do you have experience working within continuous improvement in a engineering environment if you answered yes to all the above then we need youmy client is a world...
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Senior Operations Consultant - Kaizen

Senior Operations Consultant - Kaizen | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Japan (I'm hiring: Senior Operations Consultant - Kaizen in Japan http://t.co/4Vl1ZdF6QP #job)
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From Guest Blogger James Paulsen: Lean Manufacturing and ...

From Guest Blogger James Paulsen: Lean Manufacturing and ... | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Lean manufacturing, an important component to sustainability, has been applied by many companies since then and even the successful Toyota auto production is a product of this. Lean ...
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QA Assurant Tester

Details: This position is responsible for devising, maintaining and executing appropriate quality assurance software systems for various application domains to ensure delivery of all software releases and to preserve the reliability of the Bankrate...
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MANDRYK: Lean expert says change difficult - Regina Leader-Post

MANDRYK: Lean expert says change difficult - Regina Leader-Post | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Regina Leader-Post
MANDRYK: Lean expert says change difficult
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It's a job made more difficult by both the politics in the province's health system and the fact that this might not be the right model, anyway.
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Kaizen Continuous Improvement

Kaizen Continuous Improvement | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Kaizen Continuous Improvement is a Japanese-based theory. Kaizen is all about how all employees can make incremental improvements to manufacturing processes – continuously. (@LeanVoices @fmsReliability Agreed!
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Lean Methods to Help You Test It Before You Build It - The Next Web

Lean Methods to Help You Test It Before You Build It - The Next Web | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Lean Methods to Help You Test It Before You Build It
The Next Web
Lean methods have been famous amongst young and agile companies for years, but they haven't necessarily penetrated larger businesses yet.
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Lean Project Management case study - Bosch Vulcano FP, Oobeya

Lean Project Management case study. Bosch Vulcano FP, Oobeya.
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When Toyota met e-commerce: Lean at Amazon | McKinsey & Company

When Toyota met e-commerce: Lean at Amazon | McKinsey & Company | Kaizen Group | Scoop.it
Amazon’s former head of global operations explains why the company was a natural place to apply lean principles, how they’ve worked in practice, and where the future could lead. A McKinsey Quarterly article.
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