My Lean Transformation Blog

This a candid log my journey to transform a small business. You will see some failures ,some great successes,changing thoughts, frustrations and challenges. This journey not only transformed the business but has transformed me and all the people involved.

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Teaching Lean Manufacturing concepts through Cartoons

Story of (Average) Joe McLean

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We we try something new often people find out how others have done it in the past to avoid doing the same mistakes . Like in lean transformation we try to copy the path taken by the successful companies and apply tools and methods exactly the same way thinking we can save ourselves the pitfalls of the change process. We want to learn how people failed doing something and then avoid doing it ourselves thinking we are saving ourselves from the trouble. This may help us for short time but is not necessarily

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Finally I made my very own stand up workstation. We put it together using the top part of an old desk which had a slide-in keyboard, rest is made of scrap metal found in the plant.I am hoping this is just the beginning that will help in changing the way I manage my standard work. I  will add other components to rearrange my dashboards and other items to operate  from one place standing in front of the  workstation..........