January 25, 2010
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 [...]
September 18, 2009
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 [...]
August 28, 2009
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 [...]
August 18, 2009
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 [...]
August 14, 2009
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
August 14, 2009
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
August 14, 2009
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