5s for Email - on leanblog.org
January 10, 2009 by david.evanson
I’ve just seen this awesome blog entry on leanblog.org by Jamie Flinchbaugh about applying 5s to your email.
Check it out here: http://www.leanblog.org/2009/01/5s-for-email.html
I’m going to do this tomorrow as i think it’s an awesome idea - i know that my colleague Samir finds my current method of ‘filing’ my emails to be particularly hilarious; i have an 800mb inbox every year of completely unsorted emails….and a huge reliance on the outlook search function!
Enjoy,
Adrian.
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December 17, 2008 by samirshah
Help your operators create their own improvement toolkit
December 3, 2008 by david.evanson
I was asked today about which books i would recommend for getting more information on continuous improvement implementation in the FMCG industry. Specifically the guy i was talking to had already read The Toyota Way and The Goal, and instead wanted something really practical to help with a specific continuous improvement implementation, something that he could use with his front line managers.
So here is a range of books that i massively recommend (and often send copies to new clients considering SMED, 5s, TPM, OEE, Poka Yoke exercises). These books are written ‘for operators’ and are extremely practical, straight forward, and hugely valuable in any application:
All the links will send you to Amazon.co.uk:
2. Identifying waste on the shop floor
3. Mistake proofing for opeartors - Poke Yoke made really simple, a great book
4. Pull production for operators
8. Cellular Manufacturing for operators
10. Quick Changeover for operators (SMED)
Just remember that there’s a difference between knowing the tools and knowing how to apply them. These books make a great start of introducing topics in a way which makes implementing them just a little bit easier.
