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 [...]
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 [...]
DELL Lean Manufacturing System – DELL avoid overproduction by building PC?s, laptops, and servers on a build-to-order basis. Their factories are great examples of flow, raw material comes in one side, finished product comes out the other, with minimal WIP in between. Dell?s ?Direct Model? has often been compared to Toyota TPS system which also [...]
If you know the Origin of Lean then you the relationship between Lean and Toyota. In fact, Lean is modeled after Toyota Production System. And, if you want to learn Toyota Production System, you must at least understand how their they run their production. I am lucky to have the opportunity to visit one of [...]
See for yourself an example of one piece flow in an job shop environment. Can you identify which operation is the bottleneck area and what are the wastes still exist in this operation? I would love to hear your comments on how you can help to continuous improvement this operation. Social Bookmarking Digg This Post [...]
Is Toyota really good? And, why does so many companies want to benchmark after Toyota? Below is a news clip about the Toyota Way. Check it out? Social Bookmarking Digg This Post Facebook Stumble This Post
How to show an Enterprise is a Lean Mean Machine? Below is the Jim Womack interviewed in India, let’s listen to him: Social Bookmarking Digg This Post Facebook Stumble This Post
Enviroscapes Lean Management using the Lean Transformation Initiative. Ohio Landscaping Company using lean management to fine tune their operations and run a leaner, more efficient work process that identifies and eliminates the redundant, the wasteful and the unnecessary. Social Bookmarking Digg This Post Facebook Stumble This Post
Even though Lean Management has evolved from manufacturing industry but today it is widely practiced in a lot of other areas such as sale, customer service, finance, project management, and many more. Here’s some slides on Lean Management in Sales and Customer Service: Lean Management in Sales, Service and Marketing If you are a Sales [...]
Can cafes or retail services adopts Lean in their operations? Check out the below link to check out on how Starbucks adopting Lean Management in improving its bottomline. Latest Starbucks Buzzword: ‘Lean’ Japanese Techniques Starbucks reported a solid third quarter. On the company?s earnings conference call, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said: “The majority of cost [...]
