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Lean Lingo Explained

Heijunka

Prob­a­bly the most mis­pro­nounced lean term of all time! You will learn what hei­jun­ka is and how to say it in this video.

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Kaizen

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Muda

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Muri

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Gemba

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Jidoka

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Hansei

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Hoshin Kanri

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Kanban

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