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[Doc] The A3 report was developed by Toyota as a problem solving tool. The name A3 comes from the paper size the report is written on. On a single sheet of A3 size paper the engineer defines a problem, states causes, and develops a plan to solve the problem. This is a link to a very good article on A3: [|A3 Process]

[Happy] Happy has not been successful in finding a video that explains the A3 Report process. He has found a pdf of a PowerPoint presentation by Ruan C. Varney, CT, CQE, SSBB of the Henery Ford Health System. The presentation discusses the A3 process as a core element of an improvement. Happy was particularly impressed with the linkage of the A3 report to the PDCA cycle. He found the 4 rules of work - Activities, Connections, Pathways, and Improvement instructive. [|A3 Writing]

[Grumpy] This video is a 5 minute clip taken from a 35 minute DVD presentation titled Moments of Truth. The DVD illustrates the important of management interaction and support necessary for successful implementing and sustaining lean in an organization. The short clip focuses on the need for managers to look inward to their reactions and responses and outward at the influence and direction those actions and response create. media type="youtube" key="0UyMM3p4H6c" height="344" width="425"