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"How You Think" Links
The “How You Think Links” model depicts an overview of the process that a person typically follows to progress from an event occurring, to taking action, and ultimately, to getting a result.
Hajek, Jeffrey T
Jeff Hajek is the author of this book you are reading and Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean?, a primer on Lean for frontline employees.
Half-Life of Knowledge
Half-life is generally a scientific term that denotes the time it takes for half of something to decay, or otherwise degrade.
Hammers
Enter a heavy manufacturing facility, and you will likely hear the “clank, clank, clank” of metal hammers, or the dull thud of a dead blow hammer.
Handoffs
Handoffs occur when work is passed from one person to another person. In most cases, a handoff entails reorienting the work and getting it ready to add value to it.
Hanedashi
A hanedashi device is an automatic part ejector. It reduces waste when an operator approaches a machine to load the next part.
Hansei
Hansei is a Japanese term that loosely translates to self-reflection. In practice, though, it is much more than that. Hansei requires several things.
Hard Savings
Hard savings are those that are directly linked to reducing to an actual expense.
Hawthorne Effect
The Hawthorne Effect originated from experiments at the Hawthorne Works, owned by Western Electric, in Cicero, Illinois in the first half of the 1900’s.
Heijunka
Heijunka is the Japanese term for level-loading or production leveling.
Henry Ford
See: Ford, Henry
Hidden Factory / Hidden Process
A hidden factory is the set of undocumented and unstaffed processes that are done in an organization.
Histogram
A histogram is a specialized form of bar chart that shows the distribution of the data it is representing.
Hoarderism
Workspaces work best when there is minimal clutter, and everything has a specific purpose.
Hoshin Kanrii
Hoshin kanri is a Japanese term meaning policy deployment or strategic planning.