Lean Corporate Mindset: What Does It Take? So you’ve started to come to terms with the fact that you need to integrate lean thinking into your organization. That’s certainly a great thing, but it’s not something that you just snap your fingers and see the results – you’ll have to put some actual effort into […]
How a Leader Can Address Employee Concerns on an Individual Level
How a Leader Can Address Employee Concerns on an Individual Level No matter how well an organization is run, there will always be problems along the way on all levels. Being a good leader is not so much about preventing these problems from happening at all – although it’s good if you can achieve that. […]
[VIDEO] Understanding Lean Six Sigma
> Is it Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma? What is Lean then? These can be some of the most confusing questions that can be asked when trying to understand quality processes. Understanding the differences and similarities are crucial to clarity.  Check out this informative video that defines what is really Lean Six Sigma. […]
5 Benefits of Standard Work
Standard work is a common practice used by many who apply lean and Six Sigma into their workflow, and it has many benefits that can be realized by pretty much every organization out there. It’s important to study the implications of standard work and consider its integration into your own company’s workflow if you want […]
[VIDEO] Kanban Board Creates Opportunities
Kanban is a lean method to manage and improve systems and process across an organization. The methodology balances the demands with available capacity, and improves the handling of system level bottlenecks. The Kanban board is a tool within the methodology which will allow the visualization of any process. The goal of a Kanban system is […]
Kanban Board Optimizes Efficiency and Process
The Kanban board is a lean tool for managing flow in a process. From simple processes to the most complex, the board will visually represent a every step in a process process and show the status at any given time. During the late 1940’s, the line workers at Toyota displayed colored Kanbans to notify downstream […]
How to Implement a Lean Marketing Strategy
Lean brings a fundamental change in the way companies build products and manage activities. It is about validating hypotheses and aims to reduce the waste activities (not bringing value to the customer) and increase efficiency. Recently, Lean marketing has started to become popular and for a reason! Its process is primarily focused on iteration, testing, […]
Value-Added Time in Healthcare and Its Importance
Value-added time is an extremely important concept to study if you’re trying to optimize the flow of any process or system of processes, and it has special value in some specific environments. Typically, areas where response time is critical tend to benefit more from a stronger approach to this factor, and healthcare […]
PDSA vs DMAIC: When to Use Each Problem Solving Technique
There are various techniques that can be used to drive process improvement and solve problems in your organization’s workflow. Some are more complex than others, and some require a specific set of circumstances for their use to really make sense. In any case, it’s important for you as a leader to recognize the kinds […]
5 Steps to Effective Poka-Yoke (Mistake-Proofing)
Poka-yoke is a technique that aims to prevent operator mistake, or at least minimize it down to acceptable levels. It’s based on the philosophy that human error cannot be completely avoided no matter what one does, while on the other hand, it’s also impossible to prevent mistakes arising from other reasons, so it doesn’t make […]