Posts Tagged ‘lean’
5s For Business
5S is Just Not For Us
No 5S Here The saying ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ still reigns true in far too many facilities. Change is difficult, especially when it comes to someone’s livelihood. I recently toured a fac...
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Communication 101
Communication skills are quite possibly the most overlooked traits in an individual. Without them, our ability to learn, adapt, and understand the nature of why we do what we do is diminished. In a Lean facility, great, not jus...
5S Principles
The Visual Workplace
What is a Visual Workplace? In simple terms, the visual workplace is a workplace that places critical information at the point of use, but lets take a closer look. Coined by Lean manufacturing experts, the visual workplace is a...
5s Process
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 safety agendas. Both have revolutionized the workplace leading to safer, more productive and efficient organizations eve...
5S Principles
5S: More Than Meets The Eye
The Lean manufacturing process known as 5S has become one of the most universally adopted tools of Lean. Whether your an office in the suburbs or a major manufacturing plant in the city, organizations have found value from usin...
5S Principles
Bring 5S Home
The last thing most of us want to do after a long shift is to bring our work home with us. It’s a separation that is necessary for our livelihood, creativity and lets not forget, our sanity. But what happens when a functi...
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What’s in a Name: Defining Terms in Lean Manufacturing
The Name Game Does a name change who or what your are? In the Lean culture there are several names for doing the same thing. Take 5S for example. Depending on where you are it might not even be five and even then it might not e...
