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 […]
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I had a funny experience a while back that illustrates a few lean principles like respect for people and the value of a 3S’ed or 5S’ed workplace. I was spending some time with one of our more experienced production operators. She was very skilled and good-intentioned. I was going about my work and talking with
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For lean to work in an organization it has to involve everyone every day. There may be other ways to create a lean culture, but this is one way we teach companies to practice lean. It’s because it works. And it’s because if you don’t involve everyone every day there are some very likely consequences.
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