Lean

Kaizen: Conducting the Event: Lab from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. Prior to conducting the event, it is important to obtain baseline data that will illustrate the problem and guide the team to the focus area. The “how to conduct an event” steps are discussed to include focused Lean training for employees that engage in

Standard Work is one of the fundamental concepts in Lean—without standard work, any gains will be short-lived.  Taiichi Ohno said that, “Where there is no standard, there can be no Kaizen.”  Standard work and Kaizen work hand-in-hand to continuously and iteratively drive improvement, but more about that in a minute. First, we need to define Standard work.  There are a number of

This course includes an Interactive Course Workshop: (click to view events) The objective of the interactive work shop is to explore the approach to lessons learned throughout the course and understand the adaptability to the live workplace environment. We will answer the questions as presented by the learner “What will I learn from this course and

A3: Short Long Term Effectiveness Check from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. The most important aspect of the A3 method is determining the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the actions taken. For the short term assessment (approx 6 months) the team uses the same measures they used to describe the current state and compares the

Introduction to Kaizen: Lab from Laboratory Learning Solutions on Vimeo. In this module we will explain Kaizen as a philosophy meaning “change for the better” to assist employees “think differently and innovate.” We will explain definitions mentioned throughout the course, discuss the outline and explain the what and why of Kaizen. The Kaizen Event begins with an identified