8 Apr 2022

Lean Lingo

by Coach Takeshi | posted in: Mental Model Dōjō, The Lean & Agile Practitioner |

Kaizen, Kanban, Gemba, Muda and other Lean lingo we always hear, what do they actually mean? Coach Takeshi explains.

Download the slides from here. (Creative Commons copy left – free for anyone’s use with attribution.)

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