Monthly Archives: August 2015

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Straighten and See (5S) – Part 3

In our last post, we took a few moments to talk about the why of Visual Factory (Straighten and See).  Let’s get […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Straighten and See (5S) – Part 2

We’re in the third phase of implementing a lean manufacturing initiative, Straigthen and See.  Last time, we went over the […]

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Does Lean Actually Help?

I was at a client yesterday whose managers had recently attended a lean seminar that had left them unsatisfied.  During […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Straighten and See (5S) – Part 1

You’ve finished with the Sort and Shine across your plant (or nearly so).  You’ve been working for awhile and the […]

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