tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167539222502940808.post8221915267111925523..comments2024-03-29T02:27:56.473-04:00Comments on A Lean Journey: 5 Reasons 5S is a Good Place to Start Your Lean JourneyTim McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780727768370988177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167539222502940808.post-34315684375359329762016-01-31T20:03:17.721-05:002016-01-31T20:03:17.721-05:005S is not the only place you can start a Lean Jour...5S is not the only place you can start a Lean Journey but as Gerhard says if you can't do this foundation element well then other elements of a Lean System will be challenging. You have to start with tools to transform the culture so people can see value and success from the new approach. You can't change people's minds without showing them what it looks like, why it is necessary, and how to do it. Tim McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780727768370988177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167539222502940808.post-73273861814206568932016-01-27T09:52:23.117-05:002016-01-27T09:52:23.117-05:00I don´t think tht the article is saying that. The ...I don´t think tht the article is saying that. The way I understand it and how I teach it, is the fact, that if CIP and 5S will not be accepted and work, you definitely can forget any LEAN SYSTEM. And sure, before somebody starts with any tool, there needs to be a general commitment to walk that route....forever!Gerhard W. Kesslerhttp://www.itc-gwk.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5167539222502940808.post-80539409473665469512016-01-27T09:12:07.358-05:002016-01-27T09:12:07.358-05:00Cultural transformation in a company to Lean thin...Cultural transformation in a company to Lean thinking/focus is where to start. Why? Lean is a new way of doing business. Slapping in tools, like 5S, and not changing the culture won't work. Slapping in tools like 5S is a Lean façade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com