If You Don’t Have Standardized Processes You’re Wasting Money – Part II
TAGS: activities | blitz | burgers | flipping | lean | operations | process | six sigma | sports | standardized work | waste As indicated in the first post about wasting money by not having standardized work, we now provide an example using a situation commonly found in stadium concession stands. First, let’s …Continue reading →
Toyota Way Principle #2: Continuous Flow
TAGS: 2 | 5S | activities | balancing | blitz | capabilities | continuous | flow | ideal | insulation | lean | load | operations | operators | principle | process | products | services | six sigma | state | stockouts | tools | toyota | waiting | waste | wasteful | way | wip | work in process This image, used as a depiction of a process with minimal waste, was first examined last week with regard to defining what lean is. This timeline shows an ideal state …Continue reading →
Why Is Lean Important Today? (More Fatalistic View)
TAGS: activities | change | consulting | critical | cut costs | flexibility | implement | lean | lean blitz | open mind | operations | process | reduce | save money | savings | sports | strategy | time | waste So we’re struggling through the worst economic downturn in our lifetimes, and based on the varying opinions of all the economic experts no one knows for sure when it will …Continue reading →
What is lean?
TAGS: activities | assembly | atlas shrugged | blitz | consulting | cost | definition | efficiency | efficient | lean | lean blitz | money | operations | process | savings | six sigma | sports | time | transmission | value | waste Before you can run off and start using lean principles or figure out why lean is so important, you have to first ask, “What in the heck is ‘lean’ anyway?” …Continue reading →