Guide
Insights on lean, processes and change.
Lean in practice
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The bottleneck sits in the office, not in the hall
All machines are running, yet the delivery dates are shaky. I explain why the bottleneck usually sits outside manufacturing and how to take the whole value stream into view.
Changeover time starts long before the first move
The machine is stopped, the setter is looking for the tool, the drawing is missing, the crane is busy. Changeover time is rarely lost at the machine. It is lost beforehand. Here is how to find those losses.
Fifteen minutes in the morning that save the whole day
Many boards are up, few have an effect. The difference lies in the format, not the board. How to build a daily meeting that makes deviations visible and forces actions.
The poster on the line has never improved a process
The standard hangs laminated on the machine, the work is done differently. I explain why standards die, what boards can and cannot do, and how to build standards that last.