Lean in Practice

Supply and Quality Go Hand In Hand 0
- Lean in Practice, Quality
- March 6, 2012
Most companies who want to improve the efficiency of their supply chain focus efforts only on the supply chain process itself. Few realize the impact that quality can have an on the efficiency and speed of the supply chain. Ensuring the quality of incoming raw materials, in-process work, and final product before it is shipped
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The Very Best of 5S – Benchmarking Report 0
- Lean in Practice, Sharing Best Practices
- January 24, 2012
Last summer A Lean Journey Blog co-sponsored with 5S Supply a 5S benchmarking survey. Now I am happy to share with you the 5S benchmarking report – “The Very Best of 5S.” This free 30 page eBook is the full summary of a detailed benchmarking survey that 5S Supply sponsored in 2011. See what others are
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Using Your Smartphone as Productivity Tool 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- September 19, 2011
When people talk about productivity and smartphones the conversation is usually about being able to stay connected or some app touting productivity. Both of these are true and are much of the reason people get a smartphone. They are wonderfully powerful devices that continue to transform the way we do things. In a recent post
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Lean Practiced at Your Home Away From Home 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- June 6, 2011
Many Lean practitioner remark about the examples of Lean thinking they find in their travels. I recently had a trip away from home for training (USA hockey Coaches training) where I found some examples worth sharing. Here is a good example of a simple poka yoke and standard work posted at point of use. So
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Teaching Kids Standard Work in Our Schools 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- June 2, 2011
I am not sure how many of you have elementary age kids but I have 3 lovely kids that age. Every time I visit their classrooms I notice all the visuals. They use visuals throughout their learning process. Whether it is learning the alphabet, weather, time, dates, reading or whatever else the topic it is
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Lean at Home: My Visual Schedule 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- May 16, 2011
I am often asked if I practice Lean at home. In my experience true Lean practitioners don’t separate home and work. They can’t shut it off. They are trained to find waste and put countermeasures in place to improve the situation. I am continually teaching my family about Lean so we can make things easier and better. I
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