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Task Standard Work

Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Vivek Naik
Task Standard Work

This is a simple tool that we used initially for the purpose of documenting sustaining the processes we had setup. It can also be used for aligning   processes to the top level strategy of the company. Most organizations will have following basic processes: Operations Supply Management Customer Relation Product Development These are any processes which have to be done routinely to... »

Socratic Method

Sunday, January 3, 2010
By Vivek Naik

so-called wise men thought themselves wise and yet were not, he himself knew he was not wise at all which, paradoxically, made him the wiser one since he was the only person aware of his own ignorance…. -about Socrates on Wikipedia Paradoxes of Socrates have... »

Distrust – The unknown waste!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By Vivek Naik

Having distrustful , vendors, customers and most important people within our organisation is one of the biggest waste that we don’t account for. How is distrust wasteful? Imagine a person on your team whom you don’t trust to keep certain business secrets. Now you will... »


The Long Tail of Problem Solving

Sunday, November 22, 2009
By Vivek Naik
The Long Tail of Problem Solving

As you may have noticed there are few unique types of problems which have very large impact (Financially or in some intangible way). As we get to the process... »

Lean Management – Driving force of Lean Transformation

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Vivek Naik

How many times have you sucessfully implemented change using lean tools only to realize, after few weeks or months, that the manager and other people  have either reverted back... »

Leader Standard work – A bite a day keeps audit away!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By Vivek Naik

I was reading “Audit Vs. leader Standard Work” by Mark Rosenthal and I suddenly realized what potential we have created at our work place. Over the course of the year... »

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