Many lean implementation efforts have failed for either of two reasons: Individual tools are cherry-picked and implemented individually without understanding that lean tools function together as an integrated system. Or, lean is viewed only as a technical set or tools and the role of people and their behavior is forgotten or neglected. In both situations, an understanding …
Many metrics are important for measuring performance and leading kaizen improvements at an organization. Ask any consultant or ready any book and you will soon have an alphabet soup of important metrics (e.g. SQDCM)! But there is ONE metric that is more important than any other. Customers won’t care about your pricing, your delivery terms, …
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Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dOW2TTDasTQ The quick recommendations people make (like “start with 5S”) assume too much about an organization. Even though 5S can be a good first tool to apply, many organizations would do well to do some ground work prior to picking up lean methodologies. This includes things like developing true teamwork, demonstrating a …
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UTB8iASImmk Lean 101: 5S Methodology Course: FREE 5S Productivity (Home Edition) Course: 5S Productivity Download: 5S Implementation Guide Book: Succeeding with 5S Join: The Lean Smarts Community Methodology designed to promote efficiency and abnormality detection and control. Five practices coming from Japanese words Seiri – Sort Seiton – Set in Order Seiso …
How to Make Sense of 5S vs 3S vs 6S and 2 Second Lean Read More »
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6hMRj6RCy8 Lean 101: 5S Methodology Course: FREE 5S Productivity (Home Edition) Course: 5S Productivity Download: 5S Implementation Guide Book: Succeeding with 5S Join: The Lean Smarts Community
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VsZdct2Zyfw welcome to the lean smarts podcast i’m your host daniel crawford a lean expert at lean smarts and this is the show where i teach everything lean the goal is primarily your education to help you learn lean so that the world can be a better place and i do truly …
