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We provide tools for lean manufacturing / Toyota Production System
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Our Tools :
![]() Stopwatch 100 Laps Cycle |
![]() Standardized Work Combination Table Macro |
![]() Standardized Work Analyze Tool (SWAT) |
![]() Standardized Work Analyze Tool+Video Capture |
![]() Heijunka Generator |
Art of Lean on Situational Leadership, Part 2: Toyota, Taiichi, and TWI Job Instruction After the introduction to what situational leadership actually is, Art Smalley returns to run through some examples as to how this process of development has been, and continues to be, incredibly effective. Stay tuned for next week's episode as well, which will tackle further quadrants and coaching examples. |
Implementing Lean Accounting in a Publicly Traded Company Learn how this multi-plant, multinational publicly traded company in the packaging industry embarked on its lean accounting transformation journey. Then, watch for more articles in this occasional ongoing series, which demonstrates how lean accounting can be rolled out in a larger, more complex organization. |
Ask Art: Why Are Leaps of Faith Involved in a Lean Turnaround? Leaps of faith are not incidental associations with a lean turnaround; they are a basic requirement, argues lean veteran Art Byrne. |
Planning the Purposeful Turnaround The capability to repurpose, and then to redesign and retool, is critically important in these challenging times, says Josh Howell, who adds: I hope you have enough cash and the built-in capability to learn what’s needed for a successful turnaround. |
How the Hoshin Kanri Process Coupled with Coaching Drives Lean Transformation,” Part 2 Discover how a coach can help leaders execute a successful organizational transformation using the hoshin kanri process. |
A3 Problem Solving | A3 Root Cause Analysis Problems are inevitable, no matter how hard we plan and what precautions we take, they will eventually creep up and bite us. Rushing in and trying to fix the problems quickly, however, rarely seems to truly make these problems go… The post A3 Problem Solving | A3 Root Cause Analysis first appeared on Lean Manufacturing Tools. |
Lean Consulting and Support Not every business or up and coming lean facilitator has the money to pay a consultant potentially thousands of dollars a day to come and provide the help and support that they are looking for. Nor do they necessarily want… The post Lean Consulting and Support first appeared on Lean Manufacturing Tools. |
One on One Lean Coaching Online One on One Support Improving your processes can be difficult if you do not know where to start, as can be implementing Lean Manufacturing Tools such as 5S or Value Stream Mapping. Our online coaching for Lean however could be… The post One on One Lean Coaching Online first appeared on Lean Manufacturing Tools. |
Setup Reduction SMED Coaching “Send me a video and I will help reduce your setup times” Reducing setup time is a vital part of most Lean implementations if you want to be able to reduce batch sizes and improve process efficiency. SMED as the… The post Setup Reduction SMED Coaching first appeared on Lean Manufacturing Tools. |
Lean Process Improvement Coaching “Send me a video of your process and I will help make it more efficient” One of the most common areas that companies are looking for when looking for any form of lean support is to improve their process efficiency.… The post Lean Process Improvement Coaching first appeared on Lean Manufacturing Tools. |
Value Stream Mapping of a Complete Product Profile: Shahrukh A. Irani and Jin Zhou Introduction: Lean Thinking, a concept that is based on the Toyota Production System, extends continuous improvement efforts to reduce the costs of serving customer/s beyond the
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is the process of mapping the material and information Please click here for the details: Value Stream Mapping of a Complete Product.pdf
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Value Network Mapping (VNM) Visualization and Analysis of Multiple Flows in Value Stream Maps Profile: ZahirAbbas N. Khaswala and Shahrukh A. Irani 1 Outline of this Paper First, the concept of Lean Thinking is introduced and reviewed. This is followed by an explanation of the basic concepts of Value Stream Mapping (VSM), with a listing of the advantages and disadvantages of VSM. Specifically, it is shown that the original VSM methodology breaks down in the case of "multiple flows in a value stream that merge" in the case of complex product BOMs. Next, the development of the proposed approach, Value Network Mapping (VNM), is explained in detail. Finally, the results from an industry project are analyzed and the potential benefits of the proposed approach are presented. Please click here for the details: Value Network Mapping (VNM).pdf
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Flow of Product to Consumer![]()
Used with kind permission from the book: "Mechanism of a Factory with Illustrations" Published by Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing. by Mitsuo Matsubayashi and Hiroshi Watabe. Members of Waku Consulting Co. Ltd Please click here for the web site of Waku Consulting. |
Flow of Material and Information through the Factory![]()
Used with kind permission from the book: "Mechanism of a Factory with Illustrations" Published by Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing. by Mitsuo Matsubayashi and Hiroshi Watabe. Members of Waku Consulting Co. Ltd Please click here for the web site of Waku Consulting. |
Operation Flow of Whole Factory![]()
Used with kind permission from the book: "Mechanism of a Factory with Illustrations" Published by Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing. by Mitsuo Matsubayashi and Hiroshi Watabe. Members of Waku Consulting Co. Ltd Please click here for the web site of Waku Consulting. |