Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

When you buy bananas all you want is the fruit not the skin, but you have to pay for the skin also. It is a waste. And you the customer should not have to pay for the waste.

Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

There are four purposes of improvement: easier, better, faster, and cheaper. These four goals appear in the order of priority.

The best approach is to dig out and eliminate problems where they were assumed not to exist.

It's only the last turn of a bolt that tightens it - the rest is just movement.

Unless you change direction, you will end up where you are headed.