While piecework is not as common as it used to be, perhaps you’re wondering if it would work in your business. For Lean practitioners especially, it’s important to consider how this would impact the culture of your workplace. Will workers still function as teams? Will productivity change?
Gauthier Duval
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Value Stream Mapping: Trap or Treasure?
Value stream mapping seems like a cryptic artificial constraint to the outsider, but it can actually be a powerful tool for your business. If you get past seeing this as a documentation exercise and explore the possibilities it exposes for operational improvements, you’ll see how a value stream map is worth your time.
Topics: Lean Methodology
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The Six Ideals of the Toyota Production System
Many people know about the two pillars of the Toyota Production System (TPS): just-in-time and jidoka, and they probably know the two principles of TPS – continuous improvement and respect for people.
Topics: Lean Methodology
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Why Standard Work is the “Secret Weapon” of the Best Lean Companies
In this blog, we’ll provide a solution to a common problem across all industries: insufficient standardization, leading to quality issues and inconsistent throughput rates.
Topics: Lean Methodology Operational Excellence
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Why Most Businesses Can’t Sustain 5S
Want a real challenge? I challenge you to find a factory with more than 20 people that doesn’t at least try to apply 5S.
Topics: Lean Methodology
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Why Lean Culture is Key to Revitalizing US Manufacturing
Lean companies talk about “respect for people'' as a key piece of the Lean mindset, but what does it mean? It means that those who are closest to the process and add value are the true experts when it comes to rapid and sustained kaizen and that the role of managers is to develop and empower them.
