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Lean Manufacturing is a powerful business improvement philosophy which will add $$s to your companies bottom line. It is a simple and well proven set of tools and techniques that can improve your business performance.
2010-10-01 23:52
Batch and Queue, or why does it take so long to get to work? Delaying anything is adding waste, the waste of waiting, it is better that things flow steadily rather than keep stopping whi… Read More
2010-06-20 12:30
I am going to have a very big rant and compare the poorly thought out short term strategy of outsourcing manufacturing overseas to the likes of China with what I believe are the sustainable… Read More
2010-05-29 18:11
One of the most efficient ways of how to implement lean manufacturing is to hire a lean manufacturing consultant, but you need to think long and hard, just choosing your friend from the golf… Read More
2010-05-12 17:03
The Gemba is the workplace, the place where the actual work is done, where components are assembled, pressings stamped out, and paperwork processed. It is only by visiting the Gemba that you… Read More
2010-04-05 17:22
To get the point over regarding the use of Just in Time (JIT) as part of implementing lean manufacturing here is yet another case study for you to read and digest.I became involved in a proj… Read More
2010-04-04 18:58
The following case study regarding Just in Time and lean manufacturing is not as “sad” as the last as it was eventually a successful implementation. But I will give you some hist… Read More
2010-04-02 14:12
I want to emphasize the need to implement the main principle of lean, the need for Just in Time (JIT) manufacturing. The need to define value and make it flow at the pull of the customer. Lo… Read More
2010-04-01 11:08
Just in Time or JIT is part of what we now call lean manufacturing, a philosophy that has developed out of the Toyota Production System (TPS). The idea of Just In Time is very simple, it is… Read More
2010-03-21 17:27
What is Agile manufacturing and how is it different from lean manufacturing? Agile is promoted as being the next step from lean, creating an organization that is fit and athletic; able to r… Read More
2010-03-21 17:18
How to implement lean manufacturing is my first attempt at a blog and as such I have spent a little time on the internet just trying to refresh my own mind as to “what is lean manufact… Read More
2010-02-21 14:40
I will spend some time reviewing Lonnie Wilson’s book “HOW TO IMPLEMENT LEAN MANUFACTURING”, in general I do not like books that claim to be able to help a company implemen… Read More
2010-02-21 14:00
In previous posts on how to implement lean manufacturing I have been discussing the seven wastes, as in all lists it is necessary to add one or two after the original number. So in the tradi… Read More
2010-02-21 13:56
In a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of Inventory. The build up of stock and work in progress tha… Read More
2010-02-13 13:27
In a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of over production. One of the most serious of the Seven was… Read More
2010-02-13 13:23
In a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of over processing. Wasting time and other resources doing s… Read More
2010-02-08 17:42
In a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of transportation. The waste of transporting the product fro… Read More
2010-02-07 15:55
In a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of motion. This is the waste of time and effort due to any m… Read More
2010-02-07 15:25
The waste of waiting; processing timeIn a previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the waste of waiting, specificall… Read More
2010-01-30 20:19
In my previous post on how to implement lean manufacturing I discussed the seven wastes, within this post I will discuss the most obvious of wastes, that of defects. By most obvious, I mean… Read More
2010-01-30 20:15
If you are going to understand how to implement lean manufacturing then you need to understand the concept of waste or as the Japanese would call it; muda. One of the most obvious concepts o… Read More
2010-01-21 21:26
If you are reading this then you are obviously interested in learning how to implement lean manufacturing within your own company. Maybe you have already dabbled in lean to become a more suc… Read More
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