Kaizen and the Visual Workplace

Two additional sections of our lean manufacturing suite of web sites have come online.

Kaizen - visit this site to learn about kaizen, what it is and the benefits of kaizen. Test your knowledge of kaizen using the free, online Kaizen Quiz.

Visual Workplace - a basic component of all lean methods is visual communication, which results in a visual workplace. Visual communication is the use of labels and signs to communicate information at the point of need, when it is needed. This includes OSHA required safety signs as well as non-required, but still essential labels that identify equipment, and provide operating and maintenance information.

Lean Manufacturing meet the Lean Web

Perhaps I missed the boat on this one, but I had no idea internet giants like Ebay had dedicated lean departments.

Ahem. "Process Improvement for Customer Service" departments.

I find this out through the news that Peter Abilla, author of the shmula blog and a fellow U of C graduate, will be speaking at the Lean Six Sigma Summit.

A quick glance through the speakers gives a powerful testament to the advantages of adapting lean - Ebay, United Airlines, Walt Disney World Resort, Wells Fargo.

Companies from all walks of business are dedicated to lean - to the point that they have in house experts ready and willing to spread the word. Lean is coming, it can save you money.
Just ask Xerox, or Johnson & Johnson, or Countrywide Financial, or Tyco International, or ...

The visual organization of space, the implementation of kaizen, the use of a kanban system - these tools are used by some of the biggest and best companies in the world, why not yours?