5S Factory: Unlocked
5s is the organization of the workplace or a factory that enables the workers to control their work area and...
5S Process
A Tale of Two Theories – LEAN or Six Sigma
A Tale of Two Theories Have you heard the term ‘Lean Six Sigma’? Of course you have. But wait! Did...
How to Implement a New Safety Sign System
All workplaces should have safety signage, and every so often those signs need an update. Maybe the signs are outdated...
Applying Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri is a planning process used by many industries to help standardize and implement ongoing improvement. It is often...
Robots are Improving Productivity in the Manufacturing World
Robots are no longer a dream of science fiction fanatics. They’re increasingly being used in the industrial world to help...
The Visual Workplace
What is a Visual Workplace? In simple terms, the visual workplace is a workplace that places critical information at the...
Hello Safety, My Name Is Lean
Nice To Meet You The two biggest waves to hit the American workplace in recent years are Lean and improved...
The Hawthorne Effect on 5S
In the early 1920s and early 1930s in a small suburb of Chicago an Australian-born sociologist conducted some of the...
The 5S Steering Committee
Implementing a 5S program into your organization's structure and procedures is a positive step in your lean transformation. The initial...
Eliminating Waste in your Personal Work
Most people hear all about how to eliminate waste at work, and why it is so important. While this is...
