Lean America

King County Executive Says County Is Getting ‘Leaner’

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:42:08 +0000

King County Executive Dow Constantine gave his State of the County address yesterday. He spent a good deal time talking about how some county operations have gotten more efficient under his administration. Constantine credits a Japanese production process that is aimed at cutting waste. KUOW’s Deborah Wang has more. Press here to read more…

Land Rover Waste

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:58:17 +0000

Martin Atkins sent us this example of what is NOT lean at Land Rover.

2 Second Lean Book Introduction

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:15:08 +0000

Paul Akers discusses his book 2 Second Lean and why he wrote it.

Cornerstone Christian School – Lean Light

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:30 +0000

Caleb demonstrates how he saves time in the morning using lean principles.

Cornerstone Christian School – Lean Cleaning Cart

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:30:37 +0000

Austin shows us “what is lean” when it comes to a cleaning cart.

Cornerstone Christian School – Lean School Desk

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:38:14 +0000

Emma shows us “what is lean” when it comes to organizing the classroom desks.

Cornerstone Christian School – Lean Instruments

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:34:52 +0000

Austin shows us “what is lean” when it comes to organizing instruments.

Lean: The Secret To Our Communication

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:14:14 +0000

Paul Akers responds to a follow up question from one of the recent tours at FastCap.

Lean Gutters

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:37:45 +0000

Clyde Libolt submitted this diagram showing how he fixed what bugged him.

Clyde states, “We have a tree that clogs my gutters. I end up on the roof two or three times a year (usually in the rain) cleaning them out so they work properly. IT BUGGED ME!!! I have about 200 ft of gutters so some the commercial products were not viable. I bought some wire cloth (screen) and I built a homemade bender and made my own U-shaped screen that snaps into my gutters. Ben helped me with the fabrication and was a great help placing them in the gutter as well. This innovation cost us 50 cents a lineal foot!”

How to Shoot a Smooth Video

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:35:03 +0000

Paul Akers provide some tips on how to shoot a high quality video.