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The Waste of Transportation: Two Factors

February 12, 2019 by Daniel Leave a Comment

Recently I was asked for a video on the waste of transportation and to go past the simple explaination of “trucks,” so I came up with this! Discover two factors that influence the waste of transportation inside organizations and between team members, departments, and production lines.Learn more about the wastes of lean in our FREE course here.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: batch size, seven wastes, transportation

Fun Lean 5S Capsule Closet

January 21, 2019 by Daniel Leave a Comment

Discover how to make doing the laundry WAY easier by applying the concepts of 5S and reduced batch size! By reducing the batch size of clothes in our laundry process we’re simplifying our weekly laundry and making it more manageable. This reduces the waste of over production and the overburden that follows!

Learn more about 5S in our FREE course here.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: 5S, over production, sort

SMED Single Minute Exchange of Diaper

January 1, 2019 by Daniel

Learn three keys to successful rapid changeovers/single minute exchange of die (SMED) in this funny introduction video!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: 5S, SMED, standard work

What is Value? Lean Manufacturing at Disney World

July 24, 2018 by Daniel

A fundamental concept in lean manufacturing is the concept of “value.” What is value? Find out in this video, from a recent trip Daniel took to Disney World!

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: value

Why do lean? Greg Glebe answers from Xylem Design

July 2, 2018 by Daniel

Why are you doing lean? And what’s most important to you in your organization? CEO Greg Glebe at Xylem Design answers these questions from our webinar about lean at Xylem Design.

The webinar replay is free to view! Just click here to learn more.

Filed Under: Video

How To Manage Family Videos With Lean One Piece Flow

January 23, 2018 by Daniel

Recording family moments in video has never been easier with the introduction of the smart phone, but managing the inventory can be a nuissance! In this video, Daniel shows a way to eliminate needless digital inventory and the wastes of motion and transportation in backing up video files. Instead, he recommends a simple solution that follows in the footsteps of Paul Akers and 2 Second Lean.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: 2 second lean, inventory, motion, one piece flow, transportation

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