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Articles on Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, and The Toyota Production System

The Toyota Production System, or Lean Manufacturing as it has come to be called, is the production system developed by Toyota to identify and eliminate waste. It’s pillars are Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. It’s methodology includes both a worldview and tools to make work better through the systematic elimination of waste and a thorough approach to developing people.


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how to do heijunka

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn There is a reason why Heijunka is a block in the foundation of the Toyota House, or the Lean House as some call it. The short answer is stability in an operation. The rest of this article will explain Heijunka, then discuss what [...]

Lean Manager Series: Business as Usual

by Pete Abilla on May 15, 2012


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business as usual, kaizen event, lean journey

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn When organizations first begin their Lean Journey, it’s often done through “events” either as small point Kaizen events or Kaizen events spanning several days. I’m a believer that Lean can begin from many different places, but this approach fundamentally doesn’t lead to the [...]

dogmatic lean, six sigma, continuous improvement

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Leave it to the Harvard Business Review 1 to regurgitate an old debate on the relationship between continuous improvement and innovation. Here’s a great recipe for effective regurgitation that gets the media’s trousers all up in a wad: Have a reasonable title that [...]

Lean Principles Explained By Lego Movie

by Pete Abilla on May 8, 2012

lean as taught by lego characters

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Here’s an interesting video that shows Lego characters – lego minifigures explaining several principles in Lean Manufacturing. It’s amusing, but it might be also be instructive. It’s certainly innovative and novel. The video explains the following lean principles: Total Productivity Maintenance 7 Wastes [...]

eliminate, combine, rearrange, simplify, work analysis sheet

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn One uncommon approach in Lean is the framework of ECRS – Eliminate, Combine, Rearrange, and Simplify. This article explains how to apply the framework followed by a downloadable Work Analysis Template. Fundamental to understanding any process and eventually generating practical ideas for improvement [...]

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