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Observations on Lean Dynamics

This blog provides observations on the topic of lean dynamics -- on what "lean" really means, common misconceptions, and how it applies to companies, government agencies, and other types of organizations today.

Stephen A. Ruffa

Jan 11
2 min

Is "going lean" different from being flexible?

Is the reason for going lean limited to cutting costs? This is an important question raised by the Industry Week article, Small...

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Stephen A. Ruffa

Jan 4
2 min

Your Fitness or Your Life: Is Your Health Club Making You Choose?

It’s that time of the year again for making New Year’s resolutions. Each year one of the top resolutions is to exercise more. Normally...

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Stephen A. Ruffa

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

Uncertainty — the key to profitability?

During this time of business uncertainty, it can be helpful to look back at observations written during the previous economic crisis to...

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Stephen A. Ruffa

Dec 21, 2020
3 min

What can we learn from Van Halen about going “lean”?

This year marked the passing of a true rock icon: Eddie Van Halen. Fans like myself will forever remember Van Halen’s contributions to...

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Stephen A. Ruffa

Dec 7, 2020
2 min

Cost-cutting vs. customer satisfaction

Traditional thinking dictates that creating value takes striking the right balance between a range of desired outcomes. Quality is...

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Stephen A. Ruffa

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

Lean vs. the learning curve

It is startling to see how often managers mix lean methods with traditional methods and run into problems. Worse yet, few seem to...

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