kaizen

Lean Moonshine – A Powerful Improvement Method 0
- kaizen
- July 10, 2024
https://www.arcar.org/video-10it6hpcloo No this is not what you’re thinking if you’ve seen the show Moonshiners or tried some moonshine before. During prohibition in the United States, individuals illegally produced liquor mostly at night under the light of the moon. Raw materials used to make the liquor (called Moonshine) were varied, some poisonous, and the equipment was
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Exposing The Common Myths of Standardized Work 0
- kaizen, Lean Basics
- March 6, 2024
A couple days ago I posted an article on standard work as a mechanism for facilitating and empowering improvement. By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the baseline for further improvements, and so on. Improving standardized work
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Standard Work Enables and Facilitates 0
- kaizen, Lean Basics
- March 4, 2024
Standard work is a written description of how a process should be done. It guides consistent execution. At its best, it documents a current “best practice” and ensures that it is implemented throughout a company. At a minimum, it provides a baseline from which a better approach can be developed. The definition of standard work
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Establish a Culture of Trystorming 0
- Empowerment, Engagement, kaizen
- February 22, 2023
I learned from my time at Wiremold, originating from Art Byrne, the fundamentals of trystorming. This method consists of, “Rapid cycles of real-time experimentation, used to test and adjust improvement ideas before establishing standard work or implementing processes broadly.” In plain language this means – try it out! Try Storming incorporates physical actions that can
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Top Four Reasons Organizations Fail at Kaizen 0
- kaizen
- September 16, 2019
An essential element in Lean thinking is Kaizen. Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement or change for the better. As no process can ever be declared perfect, there is always room for improvement. Kaizen involves building on gains by continuing experimentation and innovation. For businesses, the concept works to improve the performance of
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7 Benefits of Kaizen 0
- kaizen
- June 24, 2019
Kaizen is a Lean manufacturing tool that improves quality, productivity, safety, and workplace culture. Kaizen focuses on applying small, daily changes that result in major improvements over time. Although improvements under Kaizen are small and incremental, the process brings about dramatic results over time. Beyond the obvious benefit of improving processes, holding a Kaizen event
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