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TLM 019 Clarity and the Outstanding Organization

Karen Martin author of: The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence The Kaizen Event Planner: Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service, and Technical Environments And her newest...

TLM 018 – ISO Audit Stage 2

 ISO 9001-2008 Stage II Audit preparation: Part 2 In this podcast we discuss with Mark Thompson of ATN the steps necessary in getting your company ready for a Stage II ISO audit. What to expect from an outside auditor. Is your Quality System effective? The benefits of...

ISO 9001 2008 Certification/17

ISO 9001 2008 In this podcast, Mark Thompson from ATN walks us through the ISO 9001 2008 certification process.  He starts with the reasons why a company would decide to commit the necessary resources to get an ISO certification project done.  Mark then describes what...

TLM 016 The Outstanding Organization Karen Martin

Karen Martin is helping companies design and build better, more efficient operations by pinpointing why performance improvement programs usually fail.  Chaos, the sneaky but powerful force that frustrates customers, keeps business leaders awake at  night, and saps...

TLM 015 Lean and Healthcare Mark Graban

Mark Graban   Mark is a consultant, author, keynote speaker, and blogger in the word of Lean Healthcare.  He is an experienced consultant and change agent with a background in industrial and mechanical engineering.   Since August 2005, Mark has worked exclusively in...

TLM 014 Interview with Colleen Aylward

Staying Relevant in an Ever Changing World.    Colleen is the author of the book “From Bedlam to Boardroom” “Companies are no longer look for good generalists but rather very specific problem solvers. They are looking for individuals who have a proven track...

TLM 013 Interview with Mark Thompson session Three

A3 a Lean Continuous Improvement Problem Solving Tool   This week I welcome back Mark Thompson with ATN, Alabama Technology Network, to discuss A3.  A3 is a Lean continuous improvement tool made famous by the Toyota Motor Corporation in the training of its...

TLM 012 Henry Ford the Father of Lean Manufacturing

TLM 012 Henry Ford the Father of Lean Manufacturing

Henry Ford the Father of Lean   Ford is sometimes known as the father of the automobile, but to me his enduring contribution is the fact that he is really the father of continuous flow.  In a sense he could be thought of as the father of Lean. In my podcast...

TLM 011 Interview with Mark Thompson

Mark S. Thompson, Project Engineer at Alabama Technology Network,  teaches and implements Lean, quality and  environmental management systems.   By using Lean techniques such as 5S, standard work, quick changeover, kanbans and visual systems, he has helped companies...

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