How to get the most out of your company’s lean leadership training
Many senior leaders and senior staff do not understand the fundamentals of lean. It’s one thing to recite knowledge of lean, and another to live lean every day—both on the
Why do lean efforts fail?
In a social media and email survey, Daniel Penn Associates asked operations experts why lean efforts fail. Here are the seven most common reasons cited, with a sampling of participants’
Changeover improvements help company boost machine output and reduce waste
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4671" img_size="full" css=".vc_custom_1678380307877{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Client A national full-service direct marketing company. Situation More than 200 hours per year of downtime on the company’s six web printing machines were compromising on-time deliveries to
Four Ways Lean Supports DEI and DEI Supports Lean
Lean is successful when we empower people to improve how they work together. DEI is successful when people understand and set aside preconceptions that pose barriers to teamwork. In today’sSouth Dakota Department of Social Services awards Daniel Penn Associates with Lean training and implementation contract
Hartford, Conn., March 2, 2019 — The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) has awarded Daniel Penn Associates, LLC (DPA) a contract to provide Lean training, mentoring and assisting