Kaizen at Work
Lean tools for small teams: 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, kaizen events and A3.
5S for Small Teams and Offices: Sort, Set, Shine and Make It Stick
How a small team can use the five S's of lean to make missing items and problems visible, in a shared room or a shared drive, and keep it going.
Read · 6 min read →Kaizen at WorkStandard Work: The Baseline That Makes Improvement Possible
What lean standard work is, why it has to come before kaizen, and how a small team can write short, living standards with the people who do the job.
Read · 6 min read →Kaizen at WorkRunning a Kaizen Event: Plan, Run and Follow Up a Rapid Improvement
How to prepare, run and follow up a kaizen event or rapid improvement workshop, with a sample agenda and the failure modes to avoid.
Read · 5 min read →Kaizen at WorkA3 Problem Solving: Telling the Whole Story on One Sheet
How the Toyota-pioneered A3 works, section by section, with a worked hypothetical example and tips for starting one and coaching with it.
Read · 6 min read →Kaizen at WorkVisual Management in Lean: Andon, Problem Boards and Huddles
Lean visual management for small teams: make normal obvious, signal problems with andon, use problem-solving boards and run short huddles.
Read · 6 min read →Kaizen at WorkPoka-Yoke: Mistake-Proofing Work So Errors Can't Slip Through
What poka-yoke is, where it came from, the four approaches to mistake-proofing and how to design a simple, strong device for a recurring error.
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