Most 5S instruction includes a step-by-step approach for implementing 5S. It sounds nice, but in a lot of situations it is garbage! That’s because it is impossible to “get it right” the first time. If you try that approach you’ll waste hours and hours thinking and planning 5S vs. learning by doing. Each frontline leader …
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Managing inventory is a very unpleasant task and one that drove Daniel mad! When we first opened up our storefront nothing had a proper home, our shelves were poorly designed, and it was time-consuming and tricky to keep up on purchasing. A lot of Daniel’s time was spent managing the wasteful inventory system and running …
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[powerpress] Transcript Today, we’re going to be learning about lean 5S methodology. You can get to the show notes, including a transcript and additional resources at leansmarts.com/010 for episode 10. 5S is a very popular lean tool that gets a lot of attention. So today I’m going to give it an overview. Today I’m going …
In this episode you’ll learn: What is 3S? (0:58) Where does 3S come from? (1:40) Sort (2:09) Sweep (2:27) Standardize (3:30) How 3S works in practice (5:22) Four facts about 3S (6:07)
The success of your lean journey truly depends on your ability to standardize your improvements. If you fail to standardize well, you’ll just keep losing ground! So in this video Daniel takes his morning routine for the new year and standardizes it. By making it physical and visual, this standard routine stands a better chance …
We made an entire training course that includes 3S and the best part about it is it is wickedly fun! The lean concept of 3S stands for three Japanese terms translated into english meaning: sort, sweep, and standardize. It’s a simple yet powerful method for creating organization and productivity while identifying problems and “fixing the …
