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Using U Shaped Cells0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices
- November 15, 2011
Generally a horseshoe or U-Shaped work area layout that enables workers to easily move from one process to another in close proximity and pass parts between workers with little effort. Work cells do not need to be in a U-shaped configuration though this is often common due to maximizing product throughput with minimal use of
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New Sponsor – First American Plastic Molding Enterprises0
- A Lean Journey
- November 14, 2011
I am pleased to announce a new sponsor to A Lean Journey Blog – First American Plastic Molding Enterprises. First American Plastic Molding Enterprises is a custom provider of thermoplastic injection molding manufacturing solutions for companies throughout most industries. Because of the versatility of plastic and plastic injection molding, almost any industry with manufacturing needs
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Lean Quote: No Email Day – 11.11.110
- Lean Quote
- November 11, 2011
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
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2nd Annual World Quality Month0
- Quality
- November 9, 2011
Last November, ASQ, together with organizations, leaders, and stakeholders in the Global Quality Community, celebrated the inaugural World Quality Month. This year ASQ is again joining with the Global Quality Community for World Quality Month 2011. “Consumers and other businesses will seek to interact with those organizations whose commitment to quality is strongest, or in
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Learning From Wiremold and Art Byrne0
- Sharing Best Practices
- November 8, 2011
My friend Bob Emiliani recently shared a collection of videos from a research project he led on Wiremold’s Lean transformation in 2001. These historic videos capture an amazing event that took place on 5 November 2001, when a group of more than 25 executives, physicians, and department managers from Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) made
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #220
- Lean Tips
- November 7, 2011
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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Lean Quote: Success Always Starts With Failure0
- Lean Quote
- November 4, 2011
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
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Bring Value to Your Value Stream Map with These Ten Tips0
- Lean Basics
- November 3, 2011
Value stream mapping is a tremendously valuable tool for improving a process. Well suited for a broad range of industries and processes. A value stream map (VSM) illustrates the flow of materials and information as a product or service moves through a process. In short, it helps eliminate waste. But like any tool, VSM must
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Lean Quote: True Power is Worth Having0
- Lean Quote
- October 28, 2011
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
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