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The Lean Thinker
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Let me profile a company – I have an actual company in mind, but this one is only a concrete example. For example, are there metrics or line management expectations that run counter to moving continuously toward 1:1 production at takt? If improvement only happens as an event, then it is, by definition, not “continuous.”
GlobalTranz
JUNE 22, 2015
Good communication tools are important because they makes sure everyone is striving toward the same goal, whether it is safety, production rates or quality products. To find out more information about the examples in this post, please visit Magnatag Visible Systems website. Part 2 of a series on mieruka/visual control. Identification.
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The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
In the Cloud model, upfront costs primarily consist of: WMS implementation (requirements definition, system configuration, system and user acceptance testing, integration to existing corporate and/or material handling systems, go-live support, etc.). Other vendors include some or even all of these as part of their core WMS capabilities.
The Lean Thinker
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Toyota Kata is not a problem solving tool. That understanding will be incomplete by definition – because if we truly understood what was going on we wouldn’t have the problem. Yes, there are advanced tools that you use when things get tough. There are cases where other statistical tools are needed. Same thing.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 18, 2022
In our first post on the use of gamification as an employee attraction and retention tool, we shared a short definition and dove a little deeper on two of the three pillars of gamification, personal pride and socialization. Leaderboards on any manner of metric are an easy example of competitive gamification.
The Lean Thinker
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The work also met every definition of “difficult, dirty and dangerous.” When “trams” (coal carts) were in short supply, for example, the “trammers” would horde carts to optimize their team’s performance at the expense of other teams being limited by the number of carts available.
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 23, 2022
As an example, here we can see one: Source: [link]. Product requirements (types and quantities of each tool that will be required for efficient operation in the work area). Rotation of products (how frequently different sorts of commodities in the inventory must be replaced over time).
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