Tag: Continuous improvement
The vast quantity of Lean Manufacturing tools, methods and principles, makes it difficult to keep track of everything. To ease your life a little, here a list of 44 main Lean tools and principles. 5 whys Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? 5 whys is an iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying…
Its astounishing how much a well designed Kaizen board is able to move in the Shopfloor. A clear visualizualization can boost the problem solving and problem prevention by making sure the management attention is at the right spot. To create a perfect shopfloor board, 3 levels should be considered. 1st the process transparency should be…
When someone says Lean Manufacturing, we often hear continuous improvement, optimization, cost reduction, efficiency increase, stock reduction, lead time reduction and many others. However, how many of us hear fun and joy? For what reason ever, Lean is not always linked to fun and joy. Of course, those who frequently practice Lean know very well……
Dies ist die Geschichte von den Mitarbeitern einer Fabrik und deren Führungskräften. Ein Unternehmen das normale Menschen beschäftigt, normale Produkte produziert und auch normal gute Ergebnisse erzeugt. Die menschen in der Produktion werden nach Ihren Ergebnissen bewertet und eingestuft, guter Mitarbeiter, schlechter Mitarbeiter. Was ist falsch mit den schlechten Mitarbeitern? Fehlt ihnen Interesse oder Fähigkeiten?…