This month at the cafe, we’re going be talking about a tool we use every day, but completely miss its role in Process Walks.

We’ll find out what paving city roads and fixing Apache helicopter gun turrets have in common. We’ll discuss one of the books that bridged the gap between the Toyota Production System and the removal of office waste. We’ll answer one of our subscriber’s questions about the difference between Lean and Six Sigma, and this week’s special features an interview with one of the key people involved with Denver City’s success with process improvement and innovation. Grab your togo coffee mug and meet us just-in-time!

Also Listen On:

Timeline

* 2:55 Appetizer of the Day 

* Cell Phone Video or Video Chats

* 5:00 Bulletin Board

Making Things Better – Lean Streets: Improving Road Maintenance in Washington State

Corpus Christi Depot Cost Cutters Honored

* 10:05 Tools of the Trade 

Value Stream Management for the Lean Office by Don Tapping & Tom Shuker

* 15:00 Special Request

* What is the difference between Lean and Six Sigma?

* 21:40 Today’s Special

* Interview with Brian Elms from Denver’s Peak Academy

Peak Performance by Brian Elms

Tools Referenced

Corpus Christi Depot Cost Cutters Honored

Corpus Christie Army Depot

Making Things Better – Lean Streets: Improving Road Maintenance in Washington State

Lean.org

State of Washington Transportation Improvement Board

Value Stream Management for the Lean Office by Don Tapping & Tom Shuker

Peak Performance by Brian Elms

Denver’s Peak Performance

Podcast Transcript

Welcome to the Just-In-Time Cafe, GoLeanSixSigma.com’s official podcast, where we help you build your problem solving muscles. We share best practices from over 20 years of success helping organiza...