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In order to start the Kaizen improvement process, the following elements are essential:

1. The clear separation between what is considered  "value" and what is considered "waste" within the given context.

2. The knowledge of the 3 types of family waste: Muda, Muri and Mura.

Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen Coaching

In the world of Lean Manufacturing, we frequently hear about coaching.

Unfortunately, I have found that there is still a great deal of confusion about coaching and its activity. It is often confused with consulting, mentoring, or training.

Problems don’t exist as fixed objects in the outside world.

Have you ever “tripped over” a problem?

No. It’s impossible. No one has ever found a 1 kg problem in the fridge. No one has ever literally placed a problem on a table. At most, anyone who did that — maybe in anger — was pointing at a physical object: a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself.

In the company, it is possible to see the force of resistance to change at work just as soon as new ideas which in fact question the entire hierarchy, are introduced.

The resistance to change is much stronger the closer you get to the vertex of the company pyramid.

The 4 Steps Process To Create Accountability in The Workplace

The accountability concept is becoming increasingly prominent in big companies. These companies have many people, functions, roles, and tasks that should ensure the excellent performance of their working processes. 

When managers hear these types of excuses:

• "That's the way we have always done here".
• "It wasn't my fault that it's late."
• "No one told me what to do."
• "Someone should have told me not to do that."

Kanban is a Japanese word meaning “signal”.

But what kind of signal?

Most of the time, this type of signal indicates two things:

1. It is time to supply.

2. It is time to produce.

Why was it invented?

Lean Manufacturing and the Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement are based on work groups. It is not possible to implement WCM or TPM if we are unable to manage and promote teamwork.

What are the base conditions that a good Kaizen coach must create so that the group performs very well?

8 Steps for Boosting Productivity in Production Lines

1 📈 Mudas Detection

In this phase, all wastes related to the production line flow and the actual work standards are detected, evaluated, and prioritized. Lean manufacturing has categorized seven types of wastes that can be found in any workplace where operators are at work and another set of 16 wastes that can be detected only after a deep analysis of the production line data. 

Have you ever thought to buy a new car?

Every time you identified the brand, color, and other details of pertaining to your choice, you began to see it everywhere around you. The things that you didn’t notice beforehand will be visible from now on.

If we study the various graphic representations of the Toyota Production System, Just in Time, TPM and WCM, it is possible to notice that in these models there is always the recall at the involvement of all the company people.

The neverending improving work is done to get rid from wastes and to improve the value aggregation in work activities and this is the daily focus of a company that follow the Lean Production paradigm. This work can be done efficiently and with a R.O.I. only if the problem solvings workshops are always done with a 360° vision and opennes attitude about the analyzed problems; this is the basic attitude that is required and it is necessary to develop in a lean team work.