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		<title>Gordon Ramsay is a Kaizen King!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite shows on TV in the past few years has been ‘Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares’ on BBC, and now on FOX.  After the second or third episode that I saw, I started thinking that each episode seemed to be very much a kaizen event:  quick bursts of energy focused on problem solving and imrovement.<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Gordon Ramsay is a Kaizen King!", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2010/03/24/gordon-ramsay-is-a-kaizen-king/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Undercover Boss&#8217; = Gemba Walk?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that’s right, the new hit CBS show ‘Undercover Boss’ is an engaging, and often times touching, CEO gemba walk.  Albeit sneaky, the gemba walks taken by these CEO’s are just as illuminating as the walks done by lean practitioners and kaizen event participants everyday.<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "&#8216;Undercover Boss&#8217; = Gemba Walk?", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2010/03/23/undercover-boss-gemba-walk/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Recall:  It&#8217;s Hard To Be #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's frightening to see the negative media converage afforded Toyota regarding the recall of their automobiiles due to the 'sticking' accelerator issue.  Without a doubt, you would not see such a political hit job done on GM or Chrysler now that they are owned by the government and a majority of the major media outlets are in lock-step with the White House.  If negative media coverage of Toyota helps sell more GMs and Chryslers, then you'll see more of it<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Toyota Recall:  It&#8217;s Hard To Be #1", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2010/01/27/toyota-recall-its-hard-to-be-1/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://matthrivnak.com/2010/01/27/toyota-recall-its-hard-to-be-1/</link>
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		<title>Implement and then perfect – the 80/20 rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that we have covered the basics behind the 80/20 rule, let’s see where it gets its name.  In reality, it is really a mixture of 80s and 20s that form the 80/20 rule.  The fundamental breakdown of the phrase is that 80% of your benefits come<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Implement and then perfect – the 80/20 rule", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2009/11/10/implement-and-then-perfect-%e2%80%93-the-8020-rule/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Back, MassMEP, and Lean Simulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been doing some work in the past few months with MassMEP.  These guys are great.  They perform a lot of Lean training and facilitation of Kaizen events,<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Back, MassMEP, and Lean Simulation", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2009/08/14/back-massmep-and-lean-simulation/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Banana Quote By Shingo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By all accounts, the following quote came from Shigeo Shingo (of course, I wasn't there to hear it said, but he gets the credit),  “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.”

The truth in this quote is rock solid, but one important fact that people often over look is the type of waste that the banana peel actually represents.<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lean Banana Quote By Shingo", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2009/04/16/lean-banana-quote-by-shingo/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://matthrivnak.com/2009/04/16/lean-banana-quote-by-shingo/</link>
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		<title>The Job Instruction (JI) Method</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick and dirty breakdown of the Job Instruction Method (JI Method).<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Job Instruction (JI) Method", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2009/04/09/the-job-instruction-ji-method/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://matthrivnak.com/2009/04/09/the-job-instruction-ji-method/</link>
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		<title>Project Management – The MH Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout all of the thousands of hours of actual project management practical application…and all of the hundreds of hours of class lectures…and the numerous project management books I’ve read…and all of the team members I’ve worked with…I’ve come to the conclusion that one basic principle determines the success of a project:<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Project Management – The MH Way", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2009/01/01/project-management-%e2%80%93-the-mh-way/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://matthrivnak.com/2009/01/01/project-management-%e2%80%93-the-mh-way/</link>
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		<title>Bringing 5S home&#8230;Organization, The Visual Home/Office, and 5S</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organization, The Visual Home/Office, and 5S....What does 5S stand for?  How is 5S applied?  What is 5S?  Answers to these questions and more...<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bringing 5S home&#8230;Organization, The Visual Home/Office, and 5S", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2008/10/09/bringing-5s-homeorganization-the-visual-homeoffice-and-5s/" });</script>]]></description>
		<link>http://matthrivnak.com/2008/10/09/bringing-5s-homeorganization-the-visual-homeoffice-and-5s/</link>
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		<title>ISO - A Great Help Or Just a Selling Point?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO, or the International Organization for Standardization (Organisation internationale de normalisation), is an organization that is familiar to most people, but at the same time, requires much explanation.  ISO is headquartered in Switzerland and was founded in the 1940s.  It&#8217;s a standard creating entity made up of representatives from several countries that meet, form subcommittees, [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ISO - A Great Help Or Just a Selling Point?", url: "http://matthrivnak.com/2008/09/25/iso-a-great-help-or-just-a-selling-point/" });</script>]]></description>
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