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The Implications of TWI on Today’s Markets
The Implications of TWI on Today’s Markets It’s clear that Training Within Industry has had a huge impact on the way the manufacturing industry matured, and we will likely keep seeing those effects for...
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What We Can Learn from the TWI Service
What We Can Learn from the TWI Service When the United States government implemented Training Within Industry, it was more of a way to address an immediate need, and ensure that the country could...
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Does Zero Defects Work in Practice?
Does Zero Defects Work in Practice? Zero defects is a concept that, for some reason, didn’t gain as much popularity as some other aspects of continuous improvement. Still, those who take the time to...
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Job Relations Training
Job Relations Training One of the more complicated aspects of TWI is Job Relations (JR) Training. JR training teaches supervisors how to handle problems, how to prevent them, and it aids in developing...
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Implementing Zero Defects in a Modern Organization
Implementing Zero Defects in a Modern Organization Despite the conflicting opinions surrounding zero defects, there is still a lot of merit to the ideas behind it, and it’s worth paying attention to...
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Leadership: A Million Excuses for Failure of Continuous Improvement
We’ve all seen our share of continuous improvement initiatives that fail when leadership seemed to only be interested in supporting the effort with lip service and not much else. We have also seen...
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TPS: A Video on Lean Manufacturing and Kanban
The main objectives of TPS (Toyota Production System) are to design out overburden (muri) and inconsistency (mura), and to eliminate waste (muda). The most significant effects on process value...
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Job Methods Training
Job Methods Training An important idea of Training Within Industry is called Job Methods (JM). The goal is to produce quality products in less time by making the best use of the people, machines, and...
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Job Instruction Training
Job Instruction Training One of the most effective methods for getting new employees up to speed is the job instruction (JI) training method. It’s a systematic approach that deals with all important...
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Job Safety Training
Job Safety Training The lack of safe working conditions is often one of the biggest hurdles companies have to overcome in improving their efficiency. And yet, it’s rare that one can see an organization...
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Kaizen Philosophy: Can You Achieve Continuous Improvement?
The Japanese word ‘kaizen’ simply means change for the better. It refers to any improvement, in the same notion as the English word ‘improvement.’ The use of the Kaizen model for continuous...
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Lean IT: Can It Make a Difference in Uganda?
The Grameen Foundation’s goal is to reach more people across the spectrum of poverty, while deepening the focus on the very poor, especially women. Over the past twenty years, one billion people have...
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DFSS Design For Six Sigma: Understanding the Process
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is a business-process management method related to traditional Six Sigma. DFSS is used in industries, such as finance, marketing, engineering, process industries and...
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VIDEO: A Fun Approach to the 8 Wastes
Waste is a step or action in a process that is not required to complete the process successfully. This is called “Non Value-Adding.” When waste is removed, only the steps that are required to deliver...
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[VIDEO]: John Shook, A Pioneer of Lean Manufacturing Speaks
John Shook is recognized as a true sensei who enthusiastically shares his knowledge and insights within the Lean community. Shook learned about Lean management while working for Toyota for nearly 11...
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DMAIC- Defining DMAIC and Identifying the Tools
Understanding the basics of a viable Six Sigma practice begins with understanding DMAIC. Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology can be thought of as a roadmap for...
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How Lean Methodologies Lead to more Efficient Government Agencies
How Lean Methodologies Lead to more Efficient Government Agencies There’s a lot of talk nowadays about how lean methodologies can help boost the productivity of government organizations. However, it...
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[VIDEO] Building the F-35 Fighter
The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. Three...
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Free Books from Paul Akers on 2 Second Lean, Health and Travel
Reading: The Secret Sauce of Success Have you ever thought about what one habit ultra-successful people have in common? Sure you have! We look up to highly successful people as mentors and guides to...
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Applying Lean to Education
Applying Lean to Education Lean methodologies are a tried and proven concept in many areas – from manufacturing, to the military. It makes sense that people would try applying them in many different...
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