Lean Fun

Lean Gone Lego Red Trolley Factory Worker Interviews 0
- Lean Fun
- August 23, 2012
My friends at The Gordon, an online training company, have created another series of Lean Lego videos. The Gordon is Victoria’s largest regional stand-alone TAFE and one of Australia’s original and leading education and training providers — established in the heart of Geelong in 1887. This project aims to empower workers to continuously come up
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GBMP’s WIP It Video 0
- Lean Fun
- July 29, 2012
My friends at GBMP sent me a great video yesterday. Bruce Hamilton (a.k.a. Mr. Toast) and the GBMP team sing a little jingle to Devo on WIP. Excess inventory, be it raw material, work-in-process (WIP) or finished goods just results in waste, stagnation, quality risks, excess lead-time, increased costs, etc. etc. In fact “excess inventory
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Who Wants To Be A Lean Millionaire 0
- Lean Fun
- June 8, 2011
A couple weeks ago at EASTEC my friends at GBMP held a unique learning opportunity. The idea was to combine the format of the Millionaire game show with Lean thinking. This trivia game was complete with the help of 50:50, phone a friend, and the poll. They had several levels from beginner to advanced so
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FastCap Comedy: Fix What Bugs You 0
- Lean Fun
- March 9, 2011
I have talked about FastCap and their improvement videos here before. Now there is a bit a humor from the folks at FastCap. While this video is a little bit comedic there are still valuable lessons to be learned: 1. Fix what bugs you – make your job easier. 2. Go to the shop floor –
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Superbowl Commercial: 5S Shuffle 0
- Lean Fun
- February 2, 2011
My friends over at 5S Supply have created a superbowl commercial just in time for the big game this weekend. As you can understand, they didn’t have a lot to spend on a commercial so they brought back a classic – with a twist of course. Since their beloved Bears (they’re near Chicago) didn’t make it to the show
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Lean Gone Lego – There must be a better way 0
- Lean Basics, Lean Fun
- October 18, 2010
I came across this short stop-animation film from Australia which delivers an insight into a better way of working in manufacturing called Lean gone Lego. This video was developed by The Gordon, an online training company, supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework’s E-learning Innovations business activity. This project aims to empower workers to continuously come up with
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