Reap the benefits of effective Gemba Walks (avoiding the fad trap)
As a lean community we’re at it again... ...the lazy business of reducing a very useful habit into a stand-alone tool to package up and...
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Russell Watkins
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Effective Gemba Walks - A key skill for Team Leaders
Effective Gemba Walks: A key skill for Team Leaders
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Russell Watkins
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The 7 step method for Practical Problem Solving skills & the 10 most common mistakes to avoid
Practical Problem Solving models are often shared online BUT the pitfalls are rarely well explained. In this blog we’ll be drawing on our
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Russell Watkins
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How to implement 5s in your factory (with examples)
5S ACTIVITY 1.Sort 2.Straighten 3.Shine 4.Standardise 5.Sustain In this blog we cover: What is 5 s Examples of 5s before and after Why...
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Russell Watkins
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Reducing Manufacturing Costs - Where to look?
Reduce Material Costs or Reduce Labour Costs? Manufacturing cost reduction is at the centre of lean thinking. It's by no means the whole...
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Russell Watkins
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Creating Standard Work - the tips you don't want to miss
The ultimate guide to creating strong Standard work, templates, meanings and the typical pitfalls to avoid
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Russell Watkins
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Safety in SQDCP - stop fooling yourself that you behave safely in factories, you don't!
Almost all lean-minded people preach Safety first, Quality second. The same group of people routinely demonstrate dubious safety behaviour
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Russell Watkins
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Hoshin Kanri: How to get your manufacturing team aligned around your lean Strategy Deployment
With Hoshin Kanri, less is more..."Hoshin is the discipline to de-select". The aim of this blog is to show you how less can be more.
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Russell Watkins
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How to hone your Problem Solving Method through watching movies
Practical Problem Solving in movies. 4 types of problems and real examples from Matt Damon's The Martian
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