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The Lean Effect

Mar 30, 2022

In this episode, Richard Sheridan, Entrepreneur, author, CEO, Chief Storyteller, and co-founder of Menlo Innovations, discusses the software equation of lean. He highlighted how systems with short communication and feedback loops perform better. Rich discussed how they created the culture in Menlo, where 20,000 people...


Mar 23, 2022

In this episode, Paul Akers, Founder, and President of FastCap, which began in Paul's garage in 1997, author of five books, speaker, Lean maniac, two-time ironman, and instrument-rated pilot, discusses his path and experiences. He emphasized the four improvement criteria, which are safety, quality, simplicity, and...


Mar 16, 2022

In this episode, Param Tripathi, a learner of lean with 7 years of exposure to continuous improvement in healthcare, regulatory, and foodservice fields talks about things he learned in his process through practicing lean. He discussed why he believes developing people to think is the key to developing a culture of...


Mar 9, 2022

In this episode, Mitch Cahn, president of Unionwear, a manufacturer of hats, bags, and apparel discusses the process of introducing lean in their plant and how Lean methodologies have aided them on their path. He described how Unionwear has been highly successful despite producing in one of the most expensive locations...


Mar 2, 2022

In this episode, Danny Bradford, a lean, systems integration, and continuous improvement specialist with 30 years of experience discuss three degrees of integration and the benefits of integration. We spoke about the main elements of successful integration and how this notion applies to manufacturing.