Monthly Archives: January 2018

5S is Boring

5S can be boring. But the results are worth the time and trouble. In a recent (excellent) article on the challenges […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 10

In the last post, we recommended posting charts at each work station to gather information about production and performance that […]

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A New Look

Yep, I changed things around a bit here and splashed on a new look.  It’s a bit cleaner and (I […]

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How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 9

Lean efforts will be successful to the degree to which we have operational excellence in the shop.  Inventories and costs […]

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Another YouTube Video of Mine to Check Out…”What is Lean?”

As I’ve mentioned, I’m getting started on putting more material on YouTube.  Here’s my latest…it’s an overview/description that answers (one […]

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