Everyday Lean Examples

July 5th, 2005 by Hal

After Joe Ely's wonderful example of not passing along errors — Fizzy Coke — I proposed that he and I share examples throughout the month of July. Joe started today with Jugban. Joe will be posting at the beginning of the week; I'll follow that with an example mid-week. But don't let us do all the work. Send along your examples, or post them on your weblog.

Organize for Use

Fault, Flaw, and now Fizzy

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Turner Construction Observations of Lean Construction

Toyota is Inspirational!

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5 Responses to “Everyday Lean Examples”

Ethan Says:
July 5th, 2005 at 4:53 pm
Here is my contribution, with more surely to follow:

http://www.thevisionthing.com/index.php?p=634

Thanks!
Hal Says:
July 5th, 2005 at 10:44 pm
I’m not sure I want to share Ethan’s example. If my wife hears about kaizen in the household there’ll be no end to the honey-do list.

In reading his example closely it sounds like they’ve done 5S in the bedroom. Let’s not get any more details.
Ethan Says:
July 6th, 2005 at 8:41 am
Yeah, I had a feeling I was going to get dinged for not doing “true” kaizen. I contend that my example is a blend of 5S and kaizen. The thing I wanted to stress was the reuse and redeployment of infrastucture elements (furniture) to meet other needs, rather than toss them out in the name of “improvement”.

BTW, I made a primitive WBS for things that need doing around the house, and my wife blew a gasket. So the proactive approach could ward off any potential “honey-do” activity. Or make it worse, in that one’s spouse may think it grand that the “to do” list is clearly defined, so have at it! Use this option wisely.
Michael Marx Says:
July 6th, 2005 at 6:05 pm
Great topic. I wrote a small post on my blog leading people to your Everyday Lean Examples. I look forward to reading more.
Mark Graban Says:
June 7th, 2006 at 8:15 am
If you like this topic, you might like to visit my lean blog and our series on everyday lean. www.everydaylean.com or www.leanblog.org.

Mark

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