A Lean Journey 
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on this journey because without learning we can not improve.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — English Proverb
Generally
the most effective way to achieve quality is to avoid having defects in the
first place. It is much less costly to prevent a problem from ever happening than
it is to find and correct the problem after it has occurred. Focusing on
prevention activities whose purpose is to reduce the number of defects is
better. Companies employ many techniques to prevent defects for example
statistical process control, quality engineering, training, and a variety of
tools from the Lean and Six Sigma tool kit.
the most effective way to achieve quality is to avoid having defects in the
first place. It is much less costly to prevent a problem from ever happening than
it is to find and correct the problem after it has occurred. Focusing on
prevention activities whose purpose is to reduce the number of defects is
better. Companies employ many techniques to prevent defects for example
statistical process control, quality engineering, training, and a variety of
tools from the Lean and Six Sigma tool kit.
Seek
to prevent problems and waste, rather than to inspect and fix. Shift the emphasis from failure and appraisal
to prevention. Inspecting the process,
not the product, is prevention. Use poka
yoke to mistake proof process errors.
to prevent problems and waste, rather than to inspect and fix. Shift the emphasis from failure and appraisal
to prevention. Inspecting the process,
not the product, is prevention. Use poka
yoke to mistake proof process errors.
Although
it’s generally understood that it costs more to deal with crises than to
prevent them, many companies do not recognize and reward those who push past
the symptoms to the root causes, preventing future occurrences. If you want to
focus on prevention, be sure to reward those who do it successfully.
it’s generally understood that it costs more to deal with crises than to
prevent them, many companies do not recognize and reward those who push past
the symptoms to the root causes, preventing future occurrences. If you want to
focus on prevention, be sure to reward those who do it successfully.
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