Lean Manufacturing Update

Keeping You Informed On Lean Manufacturing

Another Industry Week Article!

Rick Bohan
August 01, 2018

I used to send IW articles about lean. But I’ve switched to covering corporate culture, change management, and employee engagement […]

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Setup and Changeover Time Reduction: Part 2

Rick Bohan
August 01, 2018

In Part 1, we talked about the “why” of quick change. Now, let’s attend to the “how”. I usually tell […]

A New Industry Week Article!

Rick Bohan
July 09, 2018

Hey, I just got another article published on the Industry Week website. Here it is…you should read it.

How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Setup and Changeover Time Reduction: Part 1

Rick Bohan
June 18, 2018

Before you read this post, take a look at this video. It’s related to our topic and…it’s just really cool. (You […]

Accuride Plant is an Industry Week “Best Plant” Award Winner

Rick Bohan
April 02, 2018

I always like reading about the winners of Industry Weeks’s Best Plant Awards. I especially like reading about winners from […]

New YouTube Video: How to Implement 5S Overview

Rick Bohan
March 14, 2018

I just posted my newest YouTube video, “How to Implement 5S: A Quick Overview”. It’s just that…a quick overview. All […]

Forget Lean…It’s About Process Stability and Flow

Rick Bohan
February 14, 2018

OK, I don’t actually want you to altogether forget about lean. I do want you to get rid of the notion […]

Cost Cutting vs Lean

Rick Bohan
February 05, 2018

United Airlines cut costs by printing its in-flight magazine on thinner paper. I’ve often said that lean is NOT cost […]

5S is Boring

Rick Bohan
January 29, 2018

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

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

Rick Bohan
January 18, 2018

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

A New Look

Rick Bohan
January 17, 2018

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

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

Rick Bohan
January 13, 2018

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