The advice from Cameron Ford and Chris Vogel is that lean does not work if it is treated as optional in that some departments implement lean and not others. Read more…… Read more
How can lean be applied to knowledge work such as processing loan applications in banks and developing new product in manufacturing? If you want to know how read this article which provides several lean principles applicable to knowledge work. Read more…… Read more
In our 30 November 2015 blog we provided an introduction to “Toyota Kata”. Mike Rother coined this term. In this current blog you will be able to learn more practical tips on implementing Improvement Kata. Read more…… Read more
How can one draw a value stream map for a situation where hundreds parts go through different sequence of machines with different processing times and with a batch size of close to one? What do you think of lean and green thinking?… Read more
In this lean post Mike Orzen provides five reasons why you should engage in improvement activities for at least 15 minutes daily: (1) work processes are either getting better or worse; (2) unplanned work keeps us from improving; (3) small improvements add up to big improvements; (4) there is tremendous influence in making things visible to our peers; and (5) to change behaviour you need a routine. … Read more
You are a manager and you want to improve your productivity in your department / company. Correct? If so, did you do Gemba walks yesterday (or your last working day), even for 10 minutes? Most likely no. At least my experience is that many managers spend most of their time in their offices; they hardly go to the shop floor / work area of employees. … Read more
