Lean Tools: What Does Sort Look Like at a Stadium Office? TAGS: 5S | blitz | broken | computers | discard | discipline | documentation | equipment | inventory | lean | literature | office | operations | organize | peripherals | process | raw materials | recycling | schedules | set in order | shelves | shine | six sigma | sort | sports | stadium | standardize | supplies | sustain | tools (See previous installments about 5S here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. This is a continuation of deeper dives into the lean tools.) Remember, the definition of sort is …Continue reading →

Lean Tools: TPM and Computer Maintenance Tips from Lifehacker TAGS: adapter | blitz | computer | critical | defrag | defragment | dell | graduate school | hardware | lean | lifehacker | microsoft | office | operations | outlet | process | replacement | slow | slowdown | software | sports | tools | total productive maintenance | virus scan | wireless How often do you get frustrated by a seemingly-young computer that becomes inflicted with chronic slowness? Do you own a computer that you anticipate replacing after three or less years …Continue reading →

Lean Tools: 5S and How Sort is Half the Battle TAGS: 1980's | 5S | accounting | asset tags | ballrooms | blitz | capital equipment | categories | catwalk | concourse | desks | finished goods | flexibility | frequency | g.i. joe | kitchen | knowing is half the battle | lean | liquid | maintenance | necessary | not necessary | office | operations | point of use storage | processes | raw materials | real american hero | recycle | safety | salvage | separate | set in order | shine | six sigma | sort | sports | stadium | standardize | suites | sustain | tag | tagging Remember those G.I. Joe cartoons from the 80’s where at the end of each episode one of the Joes would teach us a life lesson (about nutrition, honesty, school, etc.)? …Continue reading →