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Lean View: May 2010
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Tuesday, May 18, 2010. You have successfully moved the team through the Forming and Storming stages! The team is now in the Norming stage. So what the heck does that mean? It’s hard to say exactly how long the Norming stage will last and the transition into the Performing stage is sometimes subtle. We’ll look at the Performing stage next. Links to this post. Thursday, May 6, 2010. Next up, the Norming stage.
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Lean View: June 2012
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Thursday, June 14, 2012. Where's the Focus on Lead Time? I've been thinking a lot about Lead Time lately. I was doing some research for a customer and going through a lot of materials on the current efforts within the lean environment. Then something hit me. There is a lot of focus on different projects and activities. But for what gain? What's the goal to be achieved? This wasn't clear or even discussed.
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Lean View: November 2009
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Sunday, November 22, 2009. This is certainly a difficult position for lean enterprises. So what’s the answer? In order to help institutionalize continuous improvement in your organization:. Institute a reflections or lessons learned activity. Establish a standard format for the activity to enable cross departmental activities. Make it part of the process. Links to this post. Wednesday, November 11, 2009.
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Lean View: January 2010
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Value and the 5R's. When you first began to implement a Pull or Just In Time (JIT) system, you probably learned about the 5R’s. The 5R’s help to define all the criteria really required for a JIT system to function properly. The traditional 5R’s are:. I was recently asked to develop some information around the 5R’s. Are you providing only one thing to your customer? Right Value- ...
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Lean View: Grrrr, team dynamics
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Grrrr, team dynamics. I put my six sigma hat on and did a reverse DOE analysis to isolate the variables and figure out the problem. The teams will go through these stages in this order and they can drop back to earlier stages, normally storming at anytime and multiple times. The challenge of leading a group is to get through the Forming and Storming stages as quickly as possible so...
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Andon Systems to support your Lean Efforts. Wireless Solutions with Messaging and Data Collection. Efficient Lean Manufacturing Solutions. Antoine Dean, Group Leader, Toyota Motor Mfg Indiana. Hat is 1 hour of production time worth? Hat is the duration and number of occurances that keep you from reaching your productivity goals every shift? O you have a way to keep your Team Members on the line working to and quickly deploy support staff? Better deploy support staff.
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Lean View: Where's the Focus on Lead Time?
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Thursday, June 14, 2012. Where's the Focus on Lead Time? I've been thinking a lot about Lead Time lately. I was doing some research for a customer and going through a lot of materials on the current efforts within the lean environment. Then something hit me. There is a lot of focus on different projects and activities. But for what gain? What's the goal to be achieved? This wasn't clear or even discussed.
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Lean View: February 2012
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Friday, February 24, 2012. We're finally on to Performing! But how do you know? In moving from one phase to the next, it's less of a binary switch and more of a gradual shifting over. In the Norming phase the team is working well together but relying on you as to how and what they should be doing. In the Performing phase the team is becoming self sufficient and self confident. This is often the time when yo...
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Lean View: The Adjourning Phase or Police Time, Right?
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Monday, June 4, 2012. The Adjourning Phase or Police Time, Right? Ahhh, the big sigh of relief! You've survived another kaizen event. You just had your Friday afternoon report out to the powers that be, maybe over a box lunch. The team came up with a catchy name. You shared the new process, the lessons learned, the team building that occurred and the all important kaizen newspaper and next steps. We've got ...
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Lean View: The Performing Phase
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This site is a place to publish and discuss the implementation and application of lean principles. Friday, February 24, 2012. We're finally on to Performing! But how do you know? In moving from one phase to the next, it's less of a binary switch and more of a gradual shifting over. In the Norming phase the team is working well together but relying on you as to how and what they should be doing. In the Performing phase the team is becoming self sufficient and self confident. This is often the time when yo...
