Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Amery Williams. Ron and Amery discussed cost reduction and its role in continuous improvement, which can sometimes be controversial. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  Amery's favorite quote (1:28) How Amery got started with lean (3:12) What Amery is up to these days (4:57) How cost reduction makes a difference (6:01) How Amery identifies where to cut costs (9:10) Achieving a balance (11:05) Quantifying the cost of poor quality (13:15) The lean tools Amery finds helpful (16:46) Practical tips for unearthing areas of financial waste (18:06) About fishbone diagrams (19:41) The value of video work instructions (21:44) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Amery on LinkedIn Kaizen Collab Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once yo