We introduce the Lean Donut Shop and take you to the donut kitchen where we expose employees to the concepts of VALUE and WASTE for the very first time! You will discover the 8 wastes of lean, define “value,” and realize why respect for people is foundational for building a lean organization. Learn with us …
There’s little value in eliminating waste if it keeps coming back! That’s why your lean education must include an understanding of the role of standardization. Without embracing standardization, you will never master kaizen disciplines of continuous improvement because every step forward will eventually fall back to the status quo and entropy. So follow along in …
Keeping Lean Wastes Away at the Lean Donut Shop | Episode 2 Read More »
You must do lean because you will never graduate from practicing the basics. There are certain practices and principles that are fundamental to running an effective and efficient organization. Who cares about the title of the tool used… it’s the function of each tool that matters most! And there are three “lean” techniques that you …
Why Do Lean Manufacturing? 3 Things You MUST Do Now Read More »
We love 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers. It’s simple, and it captures the spirit of the time-tested concept of kaizen. Recently, we bought a new house, which means we’ve had lots of little things to do around the house to make our home comfortable, efficient, and fun! In this video we show off 10 …
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 …
[powerpress] Transcript In the last episode I explained that the heart of lean manufacturing is in eliminating waste, and I also introduced the seven wastes of lean. In this episode I want to take some time to illustrate these wastes in a few examples. If you’re already well-versed with the seven wastes, this will be …
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