Towards Lean

It has been quiet over the last year on my blog. Supporting the implementing of an SAP system has been keeping me really bussy at my pevious...

Kaizen Events are bursts of improvement activity, where typically employees from different departments participate in a one- or multiday wor...

I just love lean! It appeals to my mind, my hands, and my heart. Somehow, since working from the lean source , I feel a more complete and ba...

Some problems are just more complex than others. In some cases multiple causes and effects are re-enforcing or smoothing eachother. Typical ...

Have a look at these work instructions posted at a work station in the picking area. What stories about standards does it tell us ? Her...

Recently, I visited the Scandinavian Solar subsidiaries and came across an interesting way to monitor the progress of lean culture throughou...

I enjoyed reading this article by Strategy+Business on how to use influence to get things done. http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file...

In a reaction to my previous post " No Problem is problem ", Marco van Katwijk asked if   “a manager should have (the skills to ac...

Source and background reading: http://123management.nl/0/070_methode/a720_methode_06_doelen.html

I just love the following image !  It's great for discussing some lean concepts with your team: e.g. the role of the manager, the mental...