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Making Lean Fly

Making Lean Fly

Written by: GKN Aerospace Limited
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 The Making Lean Fly Podcast discusses the most important element of a Lean Transformation: The People. Our guests share with the audience their experiences and successes in Making Lean Fly at GKN Aerospace.GKN Aerospace Limited Economics Management Management & Leadership Science Self-Help Social Sciences Success
Episodes
  • Misadventures in Lean Land: The mistakes that I've made

    Misadventures in Lean Land: The mistakes that I've made
    Aug 17 2023
    Podcast subject: Misadventures in Lean land: The mistakes that I've made Host: Philip Holt
    Guests: Russell Watkins (external guest), Anthony Howarth, Adam Nicklin
    Abstract: What is Lean Land? Is it a place that a wasteful land, as most organisations unfortunately are, can become? Or is it, rather, a separate place, where esoteric discussions are held, using Japanese terminology and abstract concepts, whilst those people in the ‘Real World’ get on with the business in hand? In this Podcast we discuss the guests’ adventure in Lean Land and also some of their most painful misadventures…

    Content:
    1. Introductions.
    2. What Lean Land is, and where do I find it.
    3. How to increase the population of Lean Land.
    4. The guests’ best adventures in Lean Land.
    5. The guests’ most painful misadventures in Lean Land.
    6. Advice to anyone who wants to raise the Lean Land flag.
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    51 mins
  • Quantum Lean: Taking Lean Systems to the next level

    Quantum Lean: Taking Lean Systems to the next level
    Aug 15 2023
    Host: Philip Holt
    Guests: Sean Fields, Michael Sanders (external guests)
    Abstract: Many Lean Practitioners find it difficult to make Lean stick. This lack of sustainability, or ‘stickiness’, is often difficult to diagnose, to understand why it’s not working. The authors of Quantum Lean, Sean Fields and Michael Sanders, have a perspective on this and, in this episode, will help us to think differently about how Lean Thinking works – What they call “Quantum Lean”.
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    48 mins
  • Six Sigma: The myths and realities

    Six Sigma: The myths and realities
    Aug 15 2023
    Host: Philip Holt
    Guests: Edwin van den Berg, Nick Walters, Mark Sneeringer
    Abstract: Six Sigma is a well know improvement methodology, first made famous by Motorola and GE, and now ubiquitous across industry. However, there are a lot of myths around Six Sigma: Is it a philosophy, a strategy, a methodology, or a tool? Is Six Sigma DMAIC? Is Six Sigma DFSS? Should we use Six Sigma or Lean? This episode of the Podcast aims to eradicate some of the myths and elucidate the realities with thee eminent guests and masters in this field.
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    48 mins
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