Many have a hard time understanding what takt time is when it comes to Lean Manufacturing. In order to understand takt time, let’s imagine that you are a young child, and you have a paper route that you do before you go to school. The papers get delivered an hour before you have to go […]
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Hi, I’m Bill Hanover, Founder of TPS – ThroughPut Solutions. So, here are the biggest questions we get from senior managers and leaders…How do I find the time to implement Lean Manufacturing with everything I already have on my plate and how do we fund the process? We all know the benefits of Lean, like
How to Make Lean Manufacturing Successful and “Stick”: Thoughts for Top Management Read More »
Hi Lean Friends, This is kind of a special post/article about a Lean Tool I use to help me on my computer. Stay with me for a minute here… Lean is about reducing waste and continuous improvement. I’m sure we can probably agree on that. Well, a couple of months ago I had a major
Lean & Your Computer…a Lesson in PM, Waste & Continuous Improvement Read More »
Lean Production is generally synonymous with Lean Manufacturing. You should see our “Definition of Lean Manufacturing” at this link for additional information. Boiling down “Lean Production” to a sort of “Vision Statement” or quick summary of key principles goes something like this: Lean Production is…Eliminating wastes in all processes and doing things “the best way
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Lean Manufacturing Rocks! OK, that’s not much of a post on Lean Manufacturing; but we have just switched our site over to this blog site where we can talk with our visitors and have some great discussion about all things Lean. Let’s have some fun with it! Bill
Lean Manufacturing Thoughts: Lean Manufacturing Rocks! Read More »
