Click the following link to watch this Lean video that shows you a walk through of a factory that practice 5S and Visual Workplace Management. It will show you some very good 5S and Visual Management examples. 5S and Visual Workplace Management Examples What do you think? I feel that they have really done a [...]
Find out all the important Lean manufacturing definitions here in this video. The Lean manufacturing definitions covered in this Lean video include Takt time Waste Supermarket Kanban Pull system Jidoka Heijunka Buffer inventory Value Stream map SPC CPK Enjoy this video and remember to leave your comments… Social Bookmarking Digg This Post Facebook Stumble This [...]
A lot of people is asking “What is Lean Manufacturing?” And, there are still people having the misconception that Lean Manufacturing is a cost improvement program by cutting headcounts or workers. This is totally wrong. Lean Manufacturing used to known as Toyota Production System (TPS) or JIT manufacturing and many other names as well. Originally [...]
Lean 5S has been one of the foundation to implementing Lean Manufacturing in most factories and today many people are considering to implement 5S in the office environment or service industry. A lot of people still doubt that 5S is suitable to implement in an office. I strongly assure you that 5S definitely can be [...]
Jidoka definition in Lean perspective Jidoka is known as “automation with a human touch” in Toyota Production System or Lean Manufacturing. The word jidoka traces its roots to the automatic loom invented by Sakichi Toyoda, Founder of the Toyota Group. The automatic loom is a machine that spins thread for cloth and weaves textiles automatically. [...]
Can we apply 5S (one of the Lean concept) in our daily life? Sure, we can. In this first week of New Year, it is the best time to reorganize our work, stuffs and life to get ready for this brand new year. One of the most useful concept that helps me organize myself is [...]
