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Lean Manufacturing: The Power of Kaizen

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007. The Power of Kaizen. Are Kaizen events effective? Based on the successes observed in companies like Toyota and countless other “lean” companies such as Wiremold, Pratt and Whitney, and others that have been studied by lean gurus over the years; kaizen events are very effective and very powerful. However, some organizations have failed at implementing lean and kaizen events. What is the source of the power seen in successful kaizen events? Training: All new employees should be tr...

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Lean Manufacturing: Planning and Conducting Kaizen Events

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007. Planning and Conducting Kaizen Events. All lean manufacturers should have 5S in place company-wide (though value stream mapping might still aid an organization in selecting the starting point for 5S). Assuming you’ve mapped your value streams and are ready to start process-level kaizen activities, what do you do next? This article will discuss 5 steps to planning and performing kaizen events. Step 1: Selecting an Area. Step 2: Selecting Team Members. People from production contr...

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Lean Manufacturing: Mistake Proofing Overview

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Mistake proofing is critical to the lean organization for creating and maintaining process stability. Process instability is one of the biggest problems organizations encounter when attempting to implement lean. Among the tools available to the lean practitioner to improve process stability, mistake proofing is one of the simplest, yet most effective. Warning System – signals the operators to stop the machine or address the problem. This type of system is operator dependent. Fixed-v...

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Lean Manufacturing: When and How to Use Kaizen Events

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007. When and How to Use Kaizen Events. In this month's article on the subject, you will learn when kaizen events should be used for maximum impact. Recall that kaizen events are focused 3 to 5 day breakthrough events that generally include the following activities:. Documenting the Current State. Brainstorming and Developing a Future State. Developing a Follow-up Plan. Organizing the workplace using 5S. Creating a one-piece flow workcell. Developing a pull system. Kaizen events can ...

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Lean Manufacturing: October 2007

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007. How does it do this? Firstly, current state value stream mapping allows an organization to identify waste and sources of waste. It forces people to ask why things are done a certain way, which uncovers many opportunities for improvement. The current state provides a baseline from which people can work to create a lean future state. Posted by Emidio Figueiredo. Planning and Conducting Kaizen Events. All lean manufacturers should have 5S in place company-wide (though value stream ...

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Lean Manufacturing: May 2007

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Mistake proofing is critical to the lean organization for creating and maintaining process stability. Process instability is one of the biggest problems organizations encounter when attempting to implement lean. Among the tools available to the lean practitioner to improve process stability, mistake proofing is one of the simplest, yet most effective. Warning System – signals the operators to stop the machine or address the problem. This type of system is operator dependent. Fixed-v...

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Lean Manufacturing: April 2007

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Monday, April 30, 2007. Toyota: de ex-fabricante de teares a número um do mundo em automobilismo. Posted by Emidio Figueiredo. Tuesday, April 24, 2007. O Papel da Alta Administração. Algumas iniciativas de transformação lean começadas há alguns anos esbarraram na falta de envolvimento ou compromisso da alta administração. Eram esforços iniciados principalmente por gerentes ou diretores de manufatura que não eram apoiados pelos altos dirigentes das empresas. As ferramentas mais importantes da alta adminis...

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Lean Manufacturing: The Ten Commandments of Good Listening

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Thursday, June 28, 2007. The Ten Commandments of Good Listening. You cannot listen if you are talking. 2 Put the talker at ease. Help the talker feel that he or she is free to talk. 3 Show the talker that you want to listen. Look and act interested. Do not read your mail while she or he talks. 4 Remove distractions. Don't doodle, tap, or shuffle papers. 5 Empathise with the talker. Try to put yourself in the talker's place so you can see that point of view. Posted by Emidio Figueiredo.

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Lean Manufacturing: June 2007

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Thursday, June 28, 2007. The Ten Commandments of Good Listening. You cannot listen if you are talking. 2 Put the talker at ease. Help the talker feel that he or she is free to talk. 3 Show the talker that you want to listen. Look and act interested. Do not read your mail while she or he talks. 4 Remove distractions. Don't doodle, tap, or shuffle papers. 5 Empathise with the talker. Try to put yourself in the talker's place so you can see that point of view. Posted by Emidio Figueiredo.