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A Lean Audit Check list in PDF to assess your knowledge or the situation in your company.
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Takt Time Calculator
Takt Time is the base to evaluate bottlenecks. Calculate always on line and receive in your mailbox.
Yamazumi Chart
The Yamazumi Chart on line to evaluate if you will be able to produce what customers want.
Kanban Calculator
The best and fastest KANBAN calculator of the web. KANBAN is a Lean tool for pull. You can try your calculation.
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What is Lean ?
Lean Manufacturing or Lean Production is a long journey and not a week-end. Read here the definition of Lean from the past, the present and the near future.
What is Value Stream Map
Our suggestions to start in the best way. Here our description on the Value Stream Mapping, with the best video and best practice.
What is 5S in Lean
An essential tool to start the Lean Production. You have deeply understood the 5S Lean method to start with the right pace and tool.
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ABC analysis
Using this kind of analysis you can understand where it is useful to work to have a terrific inventory reduction. The ABC analysis is one of the pillars of the Lean Logistics.
Kanban System
A tool to implement the “Just in Time” in the company. Easy to understand but hard to implement. The secrets explained here. How works the Kanban System.
Leveling - Heijunka
Lean Production is based on waste reduction. You know about “Muda” but do not forget “Muri” and “Mura”. With the Leveling-Heijunka you can reduce these forgotten wastes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to do the Value Stream Mapping?
The golden rule is: "Do not use PC!". The value stream map is a tool to walk in the shopfloor with all the colleagues of quality, logistic, operation, technology etc. Use paper and pencil and follow the pieces ... you will be surprised.
Kanban System: How it works?
Start to understand how many pieces you use on the workstation. Let us guess 30 bolts a day. Then understand how long it takes to be replenished. Finally, calculate how many "signal" you need to communicate your supplier you need bolts ... without stopping the machine.
Has the Lean has to start with 5S Methodology?
The Lean start with the strong commitment of a cultural change! Then, the 5S is a basic tool to promote change. Highly recommended. Remember that the "S" are five and to have a significant result you have to strive for the last one that is sustain.
Which are the 7 wastes?
The seven wastes (MUDA) are the enemy to eliminate to create value. A tip to remember the 7 wastes is the acronyms TIMWOOD. Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, Over-processing and Defects. They are important but do not forget MURI and MURA.
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