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		<title>The POD – Part VI (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 6 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel free to contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The POD – Part V (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 5 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel free to contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The POD – Part IV (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 4 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel free to contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The POD &#8211; Part III (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 3 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel free to contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The POD &#8211; Part II (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 2 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel free to contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The POD &#8211; Part I (A LEAN Prototype Success Story)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This series was originally posted in LEAN Thoughts (our old blog).  This is Part 1 of a 6 part series on the process and experience of setting up a LEAN Prototype (or Kaizen) in a very difficult environment: a 75 year old Tool &#38; Die Shop.  Come back for the rest, leave comments and feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Know You&#8217;re LEAN When&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was the COO of a medium-sized, formerly bankrupt automotive tooling manufacturer. We had recently implemented Phase II of our LEAN initiative out in the shop affectionately known as The POD. I was proud and amazed at how well the employees had done making and continuing to make improvements to our milling, drilling and sub-assembly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello world!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 18:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose HC</dc:creator>
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