How a Pop-Top Can Lid is Lean
TAGS: barefoot executive | blitz | can | can opener | carrie wilkerson | electric | excess motion | fruit | lean | lean blitz | manual | operations | pop top lid | processes | safety | simplify | six sigma | soup | spaghetti-os | sports | time savings So as I was perusing Twitter, this tweet came along from Carrie Wilkerson, the Barefoot Executive (author, host, and blogger): I can relate – my semi-typical breakfast is a can of …Continue reading →
8 Wastes – Excess Production
TAGS: blitz | changeovers | defects | excess motion | five whys | injection molding | inventory | lean | lean blitz | mold | operations | overproduction | plastic | processes | production manager | sports | transportation | warehouse | waste (This is the eighth in a series of deeper dives into the 8 lean wastes.) First a definition, then a story. Overproduction is similar to excess inventory in that there’s …Continue reading →
8 Wastes – Excess Motion
TAGS: effort | ergonomic | excess motion | finished product | frequency | keyboard | lean | point of use storage | pous | raw materials | time | transport | transportation | value | wastes (This is the seventh in a series of deeper dives into the 8 lean wastes.) The lean waste known as excess motion is exactly that – having to move more …Continue reading →
Baseball Trade Show – Game Signs
TAGS: assembly | catcher | excess motion | game signs | lean | pitcher | signals | sleeves | standard work | stickers Game Signs is a new product for catchers that aids in communicating pitch signals to the pitcher. They are colored stickers that are placed on the fingernails of the catcher’s …Continue reading →
