If you’re trying to do lean, kaizen, continuous improvement, or 2 second lean (or anything other popular lingo used today), but you just don’t seem to be making progress, this video is for you! You must equally emphasize continuous standardization alongside continuous improvement… or else your improvements won’t stick longterm or generate progress! So learn …
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Eliminating waste is largely about eliminating struggle on the job. Do it enough, and you’ll have an environment that is so easy to work in that a child can do it! An easy way to get your kaizen, 2 second lean, and use of standardization to the next level is to embrace the value of …
Lean So Easy A Child Can Do It! (Make standards simple and visual) Read More »
Lean is truly about “the elimination of waste.” In other words, it is about making the best use of your resources. To do this well, you must learn how to manage the relationship between people and machines in work cells. Many organizations divide up machines in such a way that it causes operators to be …
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If you have equipment and processes requiring changeovers or setup time, you must learn a lean principle called SMED (single minute exchange of die). SMED—also known as “quick changeover”—is the practice of radically reducing changeover times. You must reduce your changeover times for two primary reasons: Long changeovers waste your equipment capacity. Long changeovers tempt …
Quick Changeover Video (SMED) at the Lean Donut Shop Read More »
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, …
The #1 Lean Metric (Any Angry Customer Will Tell You About It) Read More »
This lean Valentine’s day video came by a total surprise. It’s just one more way in which lean follows us everywhere–even at home. Now, maybe your spouse happens to already be taking steps towards a lean life, and if so, consider yourself lucky! If not, you might be surprised at some simple ways that you …
Some LEAN manufacturing LOVE for Valentine’s Day Read More »
