Process Improvement in a Down Economy
Many business leaders fail to see the opportunities that an economic downturn provides. To take advantage of opportunities you first need to […]
Category: Lean
Gemba Walk
1. Select a theme for each walk 2. Question the supervisors 3. Listen (and learn) attentively 4. Share what you learn […]
5 Rules of On-error Training
1. Ownership Rule – the person who first detects the problem is responsible for finding the root cause of the problem. 2. […]
Gemba
The King Looking out Onto the Land In the Hot Sun Where the Pigs are Gemba – […]
Toyota Vocabulary
Everyone working together in a large room without partitions: Obeya. Posting project team information on the wall of a dedicated ‘situation room’: […]
Refine, Simplify, and Strengthen
Why is it that most lean and six sigma transformations are so complicated? All too often organizational transformations are loaded with tons […]
Fixed Repeating Schedule
Fixed Repeating Schedule (FRS) also known as Every product Every Interval (EPEI) is a production schedule which is ‘unchanging’ and repeated perhaps […]
Checklist
Check out Annals of Medicine: The Checklist by Atul Gawande in the Dec. 10. 2007 edition of The New Yorker for an […]
3P – Production Preparation Process
3P Production Preparation Process is an advanced lean approach involving visual thinking, simulation, kaizen for quick Design For Manufacturability. 3P follows a […]
Moonlighting, Moonshining, Skunksworks, Trystorming and 3P
Moonlighting – work a second job, usually after hours; “The medical student is moonlighting as a taxi driver”. To work […]
Demand Segmentation
Traditional Product Quantity (PQ) or ABC analysis fails to recognize that high volume may not be predictable and that low volume can […]
Product Family Turnover Rate, Every Product Every Interval
Description and examples for calculation mixed model EPEI or Every Product Every Interval, also known as PFTR or Product Family Turnover Rate.