I'm going to top this one. I talked to a consultant and he said another S should be added to ensure 6S's success: 5S + Safety + Sensitivity = 7S. :)
Got it. Thanks Atul.
In the cove there was a menu to quickly browse on threads not yet answered. I visit that from time to time to see if I may be able to help. Is...
Thank you all for the replies. I also dont have a checklist per se, but I have this 8 wastes list in my head plus the first 2S (sort/set) of the...
What do you usually look at when visiting shop floors? How to you identify opportunities for improvement?
Looks like a classroom question. Simple classroom answer could be: the correct or incorrect sub-grouping can either expose or expose the variation...
"These two terms have had various definitions over the years." - I learned from the old Cove not to focus on acronyms but rather on the tools and...
Found the answer to this. Apparently the relationship is generalized from Queuing Theory, specifically Little's Law. This law states that L = λ...
Hi all, I saw this relationship on a training video. What is the logic behind this relationship?
I find Gemba Kaizen's training videos good. If I remember it correctly, the 5S module contains 6 videos: 1 overview and 1 for each steps. It...
Totally agree with this. This made me remember what I realized early on my career. Reading/studying about it improves my knowledge. Trying it out...
One more thing: some people label IEs as jack of all trades, master of none. I don't buy that. For me, IEs are masters of efficiency. The goal is...
Well I'm an Industrial Engineer. I can give you a glimpse of the curriculum but please be aware that this varies much from university to...
I had a good discussion one time among friends on when to use the checklist. Should it be while doing the work (do, check, do, check,...), or...
Just received my copy of the Gold Mine. The writing style is somewhat similar to The Goal, very easy to read (at least on the 1st chapter that I...
Ravi beat me into answering. :) Yes I agree that process capability is the key. If you can show your client that Cpk is still more than 1.33, you...
"go find out what your biggest constraints are and start there." -- This is a gold nugget for me. Makes total sense. Thanks for the book...
I'm currently reviewing some literature and the most common answer is to ensure 5S in in place first before attempting to eliminate wastes (i.e....
I think somewhat similar to this, though the exact questions in my head are (1) is the issue real or just perceived, (2) to whom is it an issue,...
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