How a Lean Layout helps during the COVID-19 Crisis
The current COVID-19 crisis forces many companies to utilise the flexibility of their shop floor process. A few years ago, we prepared a video in which we show and teach on how to increase this shop floor flexibility. As demand and volume drops, it is…
Download the Lean Game Brochure
A modern Approach to teach Lean Management Lean Management is relevant for every single manufacturer around the globe. But still, it is a challenge for most companies to train and maintain a certain Lean level inside the organization. The LeanActivity game bundles perfectly fit into…
SMED Examples – What we can learn from Car Racing
How is that an untrained person needs hours to change tires whereas people at car racing found ways to change them within 2-3 seconds? Does SMED do the trick? SMED examples and more! Before approaching the term SMED and step deeper into SMED examples of car racing, let…
5S Examples – How NASA and others apply Lean
Ever noticed 5S examples outside of a factory? Not just the NASA is known for a good 5S approach in their space shuttle program. Let’s think of existing examples to learn from. 5S is an approach to achieve a structured and standardized environment whether inside a…
Lead Time vs Throughput Time
Lead Time is one of those terms most often misused in Lean Manufacturing. When speaking about LT everybody should be aware of what he wants to describe. Though nobody should care if lead time is used in the right way or not unless others knows…
Waterspiders and Mizusumashi: What Nature teaches us about Lean Manufacturing
Do you know that lean factories use a principle given by nature to supply the production line with material? How can that be implemented within 3 steps? – Mizusumashi / waterspider. The Mizusumashi is the Japanese term for waterspider. Hence both terms are often found in…
Creating a Vision of Smart Factories
The Internet of Things and a digital and connected production environment will change the way, in which modern factories will manufacture their products. Based on the SMART FACTORY Quick Action Guide, we are able to measure the gap between a current plant and a smart…
The Way of playing the 5S Starter Game
The Lean Game is designed to teach and sensitize your staff and colleagues for Lean activities within the organization. You can strengthen the image and influence of your Lean department internally or globally. We designed three Lean Game bundles for you. The 5S Starter Bundle…
The Toyota Lean Production House
Lean processes will always set the standard for shop floors within manufacturing companies. Though the Internet of Things and IoT solutions will support lean shop floor processes at its best, they can never make physical assembly procedures redundant. Due to that fact, having a strong…
