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  • The Sensei and His Two Students

    One day, the sensei asked his two students:“You both, go into the factory and look for what has to be improved. Please, spend the day on the shopfloor and tell me what you find. Is there something we can improve? Something we can do better? I want to hear from you.” And just so, the…

  • 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…

  • 44 Most Important Lean Tools and Methods

    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…

  • The Highest Joy of Lean

    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……

  • Was ist falsch mit den schlechten Mitarbeitern?

    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?…

  • What a heck has Lean Manufacturing to do with Juggling?

    Lean manufacturing is applied to corporate environments and is about continuous improvement, finding and eliminating waste! Waiting, Movement, Transportation, Overproduction, Stock, …. . Lean can be implemented by use of one-piece-flow, pull, takt-time and other tools and principles. The objective is to make more with less, reducing waste. well, Juggling is about throwing things in…