LEAN 911
Tune in as Mark DeLuzio, pioneer of the modern Lean movement, answers all of your pressing Lean questions.
Recent Lean 911 Episodes
Why the Danaher Business System Was Successful – The Answer May Surprise You!
Danaher didn’t win with Lean tools They won with what no one else could see.
The Problem with OEE and Absorption Accounting
How OEE and absorption accounting quietly kill Lean results and what to measure instead.
Lean Leadership Mistakes That Stall Change (Webinar Replay Ask Two Marks Anything)
Webinar replay: Why Lean transformations stall—and what 99% of leaders still don’t get about culture, systems, and problem-solving.
Problem Solving VIII – Defining the Span of Control to Enable Problem Solving
In this episode, Mark DeLuzio talks about Lean Horizons’ Managing Director Jon Boucher discussing the span of control necessary for problem-solving. In particular, Mark and Jon address the following:
Why Don’t Your Leaders Listen to You?
In this episode, Mark DeLuzio talks about why Lean/CI people are not being listened to and gives sage advice as to how to reverse this trend.
Mark’s Favorite Lean Financial Metric – Free Cash Flow as % of Net Income
Do you want to get the attention of leadership? Then you need to speak their language. In this episode, Mark DeLuzio discusses FCF %NI and why this measure is key to a successful Lean transformation.
Death by Point Kaizen – Why You Need Kaikaku
You will never transform your company by point kaizen alone. Learn why traditional Japanese consultants were not enough in order to propel Danaher into a space all by themselves. Kaikaku (radical change) was a hallmark of Danaher’s Strategy Deployment process.
The Games We Play With On-Time Delivery Metrics
Mark discusses how companies develop On-Time Delivery KPIs (OTD) that do not reflect the customer’s needs. Learn how Mark calls these “Watermelon KPIs” – GREEN on the outside and RED on the inside. Do your OTD metrics truly drive customer satisfaction?
Meet the Host of Lean 911
Mark DeLuzio
Mark DeLuzio—known as a pioneer of Lean and the principal architect of the Danaher Business System—serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in global manufacturing organizations whose financial and operations metrics have flatlined. Leveraging his unmatched and inventive experience, Mark helps them think differently about how to optimize their approach system-wide.