Lean Thoughts

Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work

When you take a step back and look at the different facets of your organization you must always see the untapped potential.

Despite the best intentions, people tire of everyday tasks, whether it’s exercise, house cleaning, or mowing the lawn. Similarly, apathy...

Production starts are important since it defines your “Run-at-Rate” and your predictability of meeting customer demand. So is it...

OK … so I am not allowed to make general sweeping statements … but I am convinced that most organizations are not optimizing their...

Mariela and I are fortunate that we are able to walk through many organizations and observe some very interesting processes. What...

Value stream mapping is a visual means to depict and improve the flow of manufacturing and production process, as well as the information...

In today’s technology world where we have an app to do virtually everything one ponders if paper and pencils should be relegated to the...

The only conclusion I can come to for 2017 is that it will be the most agile that will survive and potentially thrive. The markets are...

That is just the resulting “eye candy”. Again this week I spoke with a couple of folks about their 5S activities and they focused on the...

The preferred shape of the lean workcell is U-shaped. Each subprocess is connected to the next in order of process. With the worker in...