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  • Virtual Reality Factory Tour

    Welcome to the VR plant tour. Every week I will be visiting a different production plant around the world. We will see and discuss about the infrastructure, processes, 5S and everything visible at the site. From large to small trough different industries we will visit a great variety of different companies. Are you interested in…

  • This is the year

    Tired of going to work?Tired of someone else telling you what to do?In the factory, the supermarket, the construction: This is the standard, you should follow it.This is your place, you should stay here.This is the job, you should do it. The teacher and the boss, putting you in a box.Giving you the rules, driving…

  • New! Problem Solving Class

    Hi there, I am experimenting using informal language to transmit concepts related to Lean Manufacturing. I created a 1 hour online class for problem solving. Are you interested in joining the training? Then here is the link to join the class on udemy.com. The 10 first person’s to use the link below will be able…

  • Leadership Training

    This is the first part of my online leadership training. It is an experiment to find out if this kind of informal communication works well to convey Lean Manufacturing and Leadership concepts. Tell me what you think and if you would like to get access to the whole material once completed.

  • Simple SMED Simulation using Playing Cards

    A few weeks ago I created this SMED simulation instruction video using playing cards. In this game the participant can use the SMED Method to improve the set-up of a machine. The cards are placed together and the task is to replace one of the cards within the shortest possible time. This video was my…

  • The hidden power to improve everything

    What a heck are you doing? Lost your mind?With shaking hands, I was kneeling on the floor. In front of me, a broken strange box. What did I do? That was not planned, but now I got into this situation, and even worse, my working colleagues saw me. The secret I have been carrying all…

  • Trust

    “Hello Charlie, I want to report on our last Lean Kaizen event. It was great! We gathered together with the local management and process planner, got ideas together and managed to take out 3 Employees from the process. This translates into an annual saving of more than 150T Euro. Isn’t it great?” “How about trust?”…

  • Pull-Takt-Flow Simulation Using Playing Cards

    Objective In this game, the participants will learn the benefits of implementing pull, one-piece-flow and takt. By playing with the deck of cards, the effects of each one of these Lean Principles becomes visible. Additionally, the participants are able to improve the production by defining new standards. Number of Participants Minimum 3 assembly workers for…

  • The Joy of Problem Solving

    It’s a beautiful day, sun is shining birds are flying. Everyone is happy and you are heading to work. You arrive at your desk and find a pile of problems waiting for you. And if that’s not enough, your boss comes to you and says: “Here, take these papers and deal with them. I am…

  • How to Play Scrum Planning Poker in 4 Simple Steps

    Scrum card game Planning Poker is a way for Scrum & Agile Development teams to estimate the effort to reach their goals. It is a fun game in which each participant uses cards to give his estimation about the time to complete a certain task. The main advantage of using cards is that the first person to provide an estimation…