Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
The power of the Arrow

The power of the Arrow

Francisco Javier Medina, Fran Segovia González and Antonio López
August 24, 2023

INTERVIEW - The Food&Beverage department of the Gran Tacande Hotel in Tenerife has been using a powerful visual management tool to effectively visualize and track the variables impacting the work flow.

Interviewees: Francisco Javier Medina, Fran Segovia González, Antonio López

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THE INTERVIEWEES

Francisco Javier Medina is Corporate Kitchen Manager at Gran Tacande Hotel, Fran Segovia González is Bars Manager at Gran Tacande Hotel, Antonio López is Maitre at Gran Tacande Hotel

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Michael Ballé on the gemba cardinal sins hindering kaizen
May 5, 2016
Michael Ballé on the gemba cardinal sins hindering kaizen

FEATURE – What are the immediate signs that tell us that our workplace is not conducive to kaizen? The author draws on his experience as a coach at the gemba to highlight them. Look out for them in your own company!

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Lean in an asset management company
February 6, 2025
Lean in an asset management company

CASE STUDY – The story of improvement at China-based asset management company Hengbaishi is a great reminder of the universality of lean principles.

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Kanban without kaizen is pointless
January 24, 2019
Kanban without kaizen is pointless

FEATURE – The author explores the relationship between kanban and improvement and discusses how using it can impact our lean transformation.

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My gemba visits in Ukraine
March 11, 2022
My gemba visits in Ukraine

FEATURE – As the senseless war in Ukraine continues, the author looks back to his visit to the country in 2017, recalling and celebrating its vibrant lean community.

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Pioneering lean thinking in hotels
January 17, 2019
Pioneering lean thinking in hotels

FEATURE – Dreamplace Hotels in Tenerife have been on an improvement journey for several years, but only recently did they find a way to truly become a learning organization: lean thinking.

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Making a hotel restaurant leaner and safer
August 24, 2020
Making a hotel restaurant leaner and safer

CASE STUDY – This hotel in Spain has been able to leverage Lean Thinking in its restaurant to successfully adapt to the new Covid-19 regulations enforced in the country, becoming more efficient along the way.

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Lean's on the menu
June 7, 2023
Lean's on the menu

VIDEO INTERVIEW – This hotel in the Canary Islands is bringing lean to its Kitchen Department, hoping to streamline the process and provide a better service to diners.

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A bold lean experiment in one of our kitchens
November 27, 2018
A bold lean experiment in one of our kitchens

FEATURE – The lean mindset Legal Sea Foods has developed is allowing the company to run bold, aggressive experiments that might some day reinvent the way their restaurant kitchens work.

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