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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.

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."

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. 

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.

I often hear companies' collaborators complaining that they are in too many meetings.

By the way, today's business complexity brings a continuous flow of information that obliges managers and middle managers to continuously review, revise, and decide correctly what is necessary.

To do this, they need to be in meetings...

However, I think the real reasons why people are complaining are:

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?

Collaborators are not puppets.

You can not expect them to achieve goals if you constantly micro-manage them. If you usually do this, you will end up frustrated and wasted time controlling them.

Stop continuously checking what, how, and when they are doing it, and suggest your ideas and solutions.

Do not inhibit them.

If you are micro-managing, it is because you do not trust them and do not trust because you missed some preconditions and missed setting some frames.

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.