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How to run a Shop floor Kaizen...

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012
Before I start going into how a kaizen event is run, I must point out that it is very unlikely to be able to run a kaizen event on your own if you’ve never been involved in one before. Do not try this without any experience, you will end...

The Kaizen Event

Posted by on Feb 14, 2012
The kaizen event is popular vehicle for lean implementation. It is widely regarded as one of the most effective ways of implementing change, quickly, while at the same time being one of the most difficult implementation methods to sustain due...

Alignment & Strategic Dep...

Posted by on Feb 12, 2012
It’s time to get into the nitty gritty details of how we are going to make improvements in the business, and define the actual work that we will do to get there. For reference, here is our original strategic deployment matrix that...

Learning to See – Over P...

Posted by on Feb 10, 2012
Next up, we take a look at a really scary waste, over production. We’ll talk about why it’s so bad, and how you can identify it in your processes.

Learning to See – Over Process...

Posted by on Feb 7, 2012
Welcome to the next post in our “Learning to See” series where we cover the next of the 7 deadly wastes – Over Processing. We’ll be talking about some big topics and important distinctions in the video, be sure to leave your...

Alignment & Strategic Dep...

Posted by on Feb 5, 2012
It’s time to get into the nuts & bolts of Strategic deployment. I’ve created a sample matrix for Lean Musing if I were an actual business trying to monetize this website (this is just an example and is not real!)....

Alignment & Strategic Dep...

Posted by on Feb 4, 2012
When you’ve been working with lean manufacturing for a while, you start to wonder “what’s next?” and “where do we go from here?” and if you have a company that is larger than say 50 people, the answer can be...
recent from 5S What is 5S and How is 5S Lean?
5S is a term thrown around so often, so incorrectly it’s amazing. I actually have taken my palm and smacked myself in the head with it on occasion when hearing people refer to 5S as cleaning up because that’s such a small part of 5S. So what is 5S? 5S is simply a step by step method of taking any...
recent from Lean Manufacturing Lean Leader Guidelines
I thought it might be worth going into what I have found to be some useful guidelines while working in a lean office. #1 Do what you say you will do.  This may sound easy but apparently it is exceedingly difficult for some people.  For starters, when you talk with people and they need your help be sure not...
recent from Lean Tools How to run a Shop floor Kaizen Event Part 1
Before I start going into how a kaizen event is run, I must point out that it is very unlikely to be able to run a kaizen event on your own if you’ve never been involved in one before. Do not try this without any experience, you will end up wasting a lot of your time, and other people’s time!! ...
recent from Metrics Alignment & Strategic Deployment Part 3
It’s time to get into the nitty gritty details of how we are going to make improvements in the business, and define the actual work that we will do to get there. For reference, here is our original strategic deployment matrix that we’re currently working off of: We start by moving to the east...