Lean Concepts

Just-In-Time | it just makes sense

About fifteen years ago I moved from Central Europe to the USA. Back then many things... 

Kaizen | Continuous Improvement

During the exciting days of learning about and implementing the Toyota System I asked... 

One Piece Flow

  Most people associate Henry Ford with the development of the Mass Production (also... 

Toyota System perspective

The Toyota System inspires people to examine things from the right angle. Looking... 

Muda | What is it?

The way a business operates is by people moving, thinking, going somewhere to get... 

Lean Philosophy | Idea behind

Shigeo Shingo, leading expert on the Toyota Production System, used an awesome analogy... 

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Lean Inventions

Poka-Yoke | you can’t go wrong

Summary Poka-Yoke: a simple idea that eliminates defects. Yes, makes it impossible... 

Kanban | Supply Regulation Autopilot

I didn’t realize how complicated and involved the production process  for a simple... 

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