The care of defects is a significant marker of whether your business believes in Built-in Quality

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...

Effective Gemba Walks: A key skill for Team Leaders

Practical Problem Solving models are often shared online BUT the pitfalls are rarely well explained. In this blog we’ll be drawing on our

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...

The ultimate guide to creating strong Standard work, templates, meanings and the typical pitfalls to avoid

Almost all lean-minded people preach Safety first, Quality second. The same group of people routinely demonstrate dubious safety behaviour

Practical Problem Solving in movies. 4 types of problems and real examples from Matt Damon's The Martian

10 of the words that have been most useful in guiding Sempai's lean work, from working with Japanese manufacturers, especially Toyota Group

80/20 rule in manufacturing – A lean skill for Team Leaders

It's helpful to understand what Lean Manufacturing is. However, Defining lean is useful, lean definitions are useless.

Manufacturing Team Leaders who understand and deal with Change Points have far less problems to deal with.

The first hour of any shift is the golden hour. A good Team Brief often leads to a good shift.

We’d invite any manufacturers out there to complete the lean scorecard. simply considering the questions will challenge you and give insight

Strong lean factories manage Change Points. The key is recognising that many defects and accidents happen after something in 5M1E changes

Kaizen & lean skill can be developed outside of work by observing what's around you in places like cafes, sporting events & your own home.

Kaizen ideas generated from volunteering at the front line of the refugee crisis in Europe