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Jul 18 in
Culture and Safety
What role does safety play in building a lean culture? I want to hear from you guys what you think on this matter.
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New comment Jul 23
0 likes • Jul 23
Without a strong sense of safety, we may as well go home or find something else to do. Like a stable, standardized workplace, Lean cannot take root in an unsafe environment.
May 23 in
Yokoten- “Best practice sharing.”
In trying to determine what direction to take this one idea is to make it a large community for Yokoten. Creating categories for different work types. IE Welding, Assembly, machining, Textiles, Office, Packaging, Surface treating. Etc. We can then Encourage people to join up from whatever company at whatever level of lean and share their improvements and how they implemented it. Thoughts from the couple people in this community? Would you promote this in your circles?
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New comment May 24
1 like • May 23
Possibly the categories are too narrowly focused. But, yes. I would support this effort. The Southwest Montana Manufacturing Partnership in Bozeman, MT has built a model that is worth looking at. They took this idea and built it into a self-funded organization with an Executive Director that has the time to organize and drive these initiatives. The Missoula MMEC had tried to get something like this going a few years ago but COVID killed the effort. This does need to be driven by manufacturers, MMEC will definitely support as much as possible, and can provide some resources if needed. Certainly, I am an advocate and will participate/lead where I can.
May 2 in
Visual Controls
We've streamlined operations in our starting block work cell! Originally, the variability in product styles made the production sequence complex. Our lean leader innovatively mapped the optimal workforce arrangements for each product, leading to the creation of a comprehensive visual workflow. This standard workflow accommodates all product variations, reducing confusion significantly, and makes it simple to follow even for new employees. We also developed flexible plans to adapt to changes, such as absences of key team members like welders. These improvements have greatly enhanced efficiency and clarity in our processes.
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New comment Jul 19
1 like • May 3
Beautiful! Simplify and Standardize. I love it.
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@steve-dybdal-9958
I have over 30 years of manufacturing leadership experience, operational excellence (Lean and Six Sigma) methodologies, and workforce development.
Active 91d ago
Joined May 2, 2024
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