Three Effective Methods to Reduce Rework and Defects “Poka-Yoke” a Japanese term coined by Shiego Shingo in the 1960’s meaning “mistake-proofing”. It is a highly effective quality control tool. It stems from recognising that making...
What exactly is “responsibility”? While many people have varying views of its meaning and indeed, its context in the workplace, the dictionary provides six distinct definitions of the word: The state of being the person who caused something to happen.A...
Success in Lean transformation is contingent on engagement at all levels within the organisation. Real change requires winning the hearts and minds of the workforce. Getting this right at the outset demands serious consideration. Workplaces won’t improve...
Meeting the Challenge of 6S Workplace Organisation Of the foundational tools and approaches associated with Lean implementation, 6S workplace organisation is probably the most widely known and, arguably, the most commonly misapplied. Oftentimes companies attempt to...
and why is he killing your business? TIMWOODS is a waste of time, resource and energy. Every company, department and role feel his impact. Often employees go about their daily tasks, doing things the way in which they “have always been done” and not...
…And How to Solve Them There are many mistakes made every day in businesses around the world. Mistakes are of course inevitable as a lot of these are made by human beings, but there are a number of mistakes that can be easily avoided with a small amount of...
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