Six Sigma uses a martial-art-style belt system to indicate levels of certification. The belts, in order of increasing expertise, are: White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, and Master Black Belt. Black Belts and Master Black Belts lead Six Sigma problem-solving projects and train...
BlitzGemba is an easy-to-use notebook App for a gemba walk reporting purpose. It can be used for an ordinary gemba tour or for a visit with a specific observation goal. The App integrates the principles of lean thinking and gemba management into a standardized, efficient report with handy ...
Michael: I know how you like your whiteboards, Jim, so it’s probably better that I can’t get you over there. Jim: The anti-patterns are rich and detailed on their own that we’ve managed to identify. But they can be kind of boiled down to a couple of things. One is fundamental...
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In this course --almost 9.0 hours long-- you will learn at a GREEN BELT level. In other words, you will learn all the major tools at a conceptual level, and for many of the tools, you'll get a chance to dig into the analytical work. No prior statistical knowledge is necessary. And...
Lean can …help guide organizational redesign to bring leadership closer to the partners and customers; doing so, allows the Starbucks leadership to be closer to the Gemba, reduces the time-lag in the feedback-loop, and allows Starbucks to more quickly listen to and respond to customer feedbac...
Getting to the gemba, however, can be easier said than done, considering today's tighter budgets and electronically distributed processes that are spread across time zones and partners. Although there is really no substitute for going onsite, well-designed measures and KPI dashboards can provide ...
There is no Gemba’ (visible production area) in product development because design teams are not co-located and much of the work is subcontracted. Customer demand and Takt time are not relevant because there is no customer; we work to the project deadline....
A typical way to collaborate on a flowchart is to map out the processes on a white board. This is OK, but can be messy and time consuming as you erase and re-draw to fine-tune the process flow diagram. The easy way to do this is with the Yellow Sticky Method. (The "Yellow Sticky...
By: Randy White Masonite Kaizen workshop In today’s manufacturing environment, where processes and productivity are constantly evaluated, lean manufacturing techniques and training remain core to continuous improvement. In the lean manufacturer mindset, everyone wins. Companies save money, workplaces ...