Lean Thoughts

Life is defined on the day you are born and ends on the day you die. The time in between can be defined as “Value Add”.

Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.

Timed Delivery Routes maintain employees focused at their work stations while the materials are being conveyed through the process

The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.

This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work

Emotional Attachment is not a methodology but the magnet for subliminal engagement.

Value stream mapping is a visual means to depict and improve the flow of manufacturing and production process, as well as the information...

What is “Going to the Gemba” and why is it so widely used in the Toyota Production System?

All organizations strive for continuous improvement, but as it turns out it is really hard to achieve. Kaizen is a tool that will help you..

INTRODUCTORY PHASE In most cases, an organization does not have to look too far or too deep to identify streams of waste: excess motion...

5S What is 5S? Sort (eliminate that which is not needed) Set In Order (organize remaining items) Shine (clean and inspect work area)...

The preferred shape of the lean workcell is U-shaped. Each subprocess is connected to the next in order of process. With the worker in...