5S is foundation for implementation of Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen / TPM etc. if Gemba is full of unwanted items, dust, dirt, no improvement is possible. Also poor housekeeping leads to lot of wasteful activities such as searching, waiting, excess [...]
TPM clearly identifies roles of Top management, Operators and Maintenance Role of Top Management in TPM & Autonomous Maintenance: For Top Management pillar champions are identified to provide leadership in terms of: Setting priorities (where to start, what next?) Setting [...]
Way to reduce costs through lean manufacturing or kaizen is all about identification, reduction and elimination of 3 Mu's. The 3 Mu’s are the three main types of waste that Kaizen teams target in their improvement activities. Each of these types has [...]
Flow manufacturing is key component of Lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System. Flow manufacturing plays a vital role in throughput time reduction and elimination on non value adding activities through Kaizen. There are seven key requirements for Flow manufacturing: 1. [...]
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) has been implemented in various industries across the world. A lot of Oil & Gas sector companies have implemented TPM and have achieved lot of benefits, however implementation of TPM does require lot of commitment and [...]
JUSE (Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers) held Deming award ceremony on Nov 13, 2013. Following are the name of winners! Deming Grand Prize Meidoh Company Ltd., Japan Rane Brake Linings, India Deming Award Advics Co. Ltd, Japan RCB [...]
To become self-sustaining in Kaizen Lean journey, an organization’s ultimate goal should be to develop a team of internal Kaizen facilitators / Kaizen Coordinators to lead Lean Kaizen activities, such as value stream mapping and Kaizen Workshops. While there [...]
Innumerable books have been written about Toyota and their lean manufacturing practices. Literally thousands of companies have tried to emulate these practices, some with some short-term success, but most with little or no long-term success. [...]
In recent years there seems to be an almost maniacal rush to “Get Kaizen,” or “Get Lean” as if there is a finish line in the process. There are many organisations, who want to do Kaizen joust because their [...]
