Lost in lean, getting organized is worth it!

Humans so often develop tunnel vision towards the world around them. Over time they neglect to see the opportunities that exist. We become de-synthesized to problems and opportunities.

Objective of Standardization

This post is titled after a search engine query that brought someone to my site. This query resonated with me because professionally it is a  challenge to help clients learn and understand the value of standardization. This is particularly frustrating personally because to me the concepts of standardization seem simply natural, it just makes sense. So what is [...]

A Kaizen a day keeps the ________.

Kaizen is one of the key elements of a Lean workplace. Most people, I find, only give passing thought to this idea of Continuous Improvement as it is translated into english.

It’s easier to save a buck than to make a buck!

If you are running your own shop, your objective is to generate enough income to cover all of your expenses and leave yourself with a margin of profit with which you can grow the business.

If you are a working stiff, your objective is the same, (but different) to generate enough income [...]

5S – Step by Step

A 5S opportunity long overdue!

 

 SORT

How much time has been spent sifting through the pile looking for the correct wrench? It is time to sort! Sorting is simply the act of identifying what is actually needed at the worksite.

SWEEP

When sorted, it turned out there were more duplicates than [...]