How are your communication skills? Are you good at it? If you are not, you are likely to be causing conflicts and you are unlikely to be good leader. If you want to know the secret of good communication, read more…… Read more
What exactly is lean? Is it simply about the 7 wastes? Or is it about flow? Or is it defining value from the perspective of your customer? If you want to understand what it is and even join the discussion, do read more…… Read more
Managing change requires being open, able to listen and getting the ego out of the way. If you are a change agent, there is a lot to learn from this story. Read more…… Read more
Can you recognise ‘muda’ (waste or non-value added work), ‘mura’ (unevenness) and ‘muri’ (overburden) in your day to day work? Does your office work “flow” or do you indulge in “batching?” How much of your work is “value” added? If you want lean tips for your office work, read more …… Read more
Lean principles (Specify value, Identify value stream, Create continuous flow, Let customer pull product / service, Continue endless perfection), are applicable to all organisations. However, the lean methods need to be adjusted to fit high-mix, low-volume environments. Read more…… Read more
This case study looks at how Autoliv, a global Swedish-American manufacturer of automotive safety systems for major automotive manufacturers of the world, developed and sustained a lean-problem solving culture and how it shares best practices. Read more…
