How to Begin Your Lean Journey: 5 Steps to Making an Impact
“How to begin your lean journey” is a common question asked by many of those new to lean. This guide will show you what to do when beginning your lean program. How to Begin Your Lean Journey? Here’s Where Not to Start There are three areas that I see as problematic. They’re mistakes which are […]
Managing Takt Time in the Office For Different Types of Work
In the previous article, we discussed the concept of Takt Capabilities and how they allow us to move up and down the gears, so to speak, to match the output for each day. As offices tend to process a variety of work – all of which can have different process times, the dilemma is; how […]
How to Use Takt Time in the Office
This is another article in the series of takt time. In this guide, we’ll explore how to use takt time in the office, so you can use it to improve productivity and flow. Why Takt Time is Important (Recap) As we’ve defined in the introduction on Takt, If you can understand the pace at which […]
5S Lean Manufacturing Perfection
5S Lean Manufacturing is often the starting point to many lean programmes and also a misconceived idea that it’s what all lean is. It’s not. We’ll discuss what it is and how you can use it, in this guide. What is 5S Lean Manufacturing? Simply called 5S, it stands for 5 steps to workplace organisation, […]
Lean Standard Work: How to Build to Flow
In this series, we’ll be talking about standard work. And in this article, I’ll describe lean standard work. What is Lean Standard Work? Lean standard work is used to clearly define the exact way of working, the exact number of operators needed and the ideal balance of work-in-progress in order to work to the required […]
Single Minute Exchange of Dies – The Complete Guide
Single Minute Exchange of Dies is a mouthful, i agree. But It’s an important tool in the lean production framework, and can benefit many businesses. Here, I’ll explain what it is, the benefits and how to use it. What is Single Minute Exchange of Dies? It’s often referred to as SMED or Set up Reduction, and […]
7 Steps to Implement Lean Manufacturing in the Garment Industry
A lot of businesses often struggle to implement lean manufacturing in the garment industry. In this guide, i’ll show you the 7 steps i’ve used with a number of embroidery companies, to help them implement successful lean improvements.Typical Challenges for Garment Manufacturers The challenges garment companies face, is similar to most other manufacturers. This guide is […]
When Lean Fails – 12 Things to Avoid in Your Implementation
Depending on what you read, lean manufacturing fails most of the time. In fact, the failure rate can be more than 90%! Your own chances of success are slim, so why not learn these common mistakes, so you don’t have to be just another statistic. Why Lean Fails 1: Delegate to Someone Else The number […]
How to Use Lean Management to Transform Your Business
Lean Management is your secret weapon to building a continuous improvement culture. In this article, we’ll explore what lean management is and how you can use it to empower your employees, so they implement lean, autonomously. What’s a lean management system? A lean management system is a model that helps drive continuous improvement and embed […]
How to Increase Production of a Product: 5 Steps to Getting Results
I get a number of people each month ask, “I know the principles of lean, but how do i apply it to increase production of a product of mine?” I thought i’d write a comprehensive guide to show you the exact steps. The Quick Answer – How to increase production of a product? This can […]