Lean Techniques: Selecting a Value Stream | Research Report
This video provides guidance on how to identify sources of value streams and also how to select the right value streams for improvement. The video identifies five key criteria on selecting the right value streams, and provides their relative importance values.
Lean Techniques: Root Cause Analysis | Research Report
This video provides information about Root Cause Analysis and how it applies in the context of Lean. The video identifies two tools, Cause and Effect Diagram and 5 Why Analysis, to facilitate recognizing root causes.
Lean Techniques: Resource Baalancing | Research Report
This video provides background information about resource balancing and how it may be utilized as a Lean technique. The video answers the following questions: What is Resource Balancing? What are the different types of Resource Balancing? What are the different types of Resource Balancing? And when is Resource Balancing used?
Lean Techniques: Process Control | Research Report
This video introduces process control, process control charts, and emphasizes why it is used in the context of Lean. The video explains how process control can assist in achieving two Lean objectives: consistently perform within customer specifications and produce output that meets the customer's requirements each and every time.
Key Elements of Lean | Research Report
This video introduces the 5 principles of Lean, defines Lean culture, and identifies the 8 key characteristics of Lean.
Lean Technique: Kaizen Improvement | Research Report
This video provides insight into the Kaizen Improvement process, the overall objectives of a Kaizen, and the steps followed to facilitate a successful event. The Kaizen Improvement process is critical to the overall Lean implementation process.
Lean Technique: Identifying Waste | Research Report
This video emphasizes the importance of identifying and eliminating waste in Lean. The video includes descriptions of the 8 wastes of Lean and how they do not create value for end customers.
Lean Technique: Data Collection Plan | Research Report
This video provides background information about how data collection plans may be utilized as a Lean implementation technique. The video answers the following questions: What is a data collection plan? When do we need it? What are the key components of the plan? And how should it be used?
Lean Technique: Data Analysis Techniques | Research Report
This video details the value of data analysis and some of the commonly used data analysis techniques for implementing Lean.
Lean Technique: Communication and Change Management | Research Report
This video introduces the concepts of Communications and Change Management as critical techniques to implementing Lean successfully. The video emphasizes the need for an Effective Communication Plan and highlights the three key elements of Change Management.
Batch and One Piece Flow | Research Report
This video describes the process of "batch" and "one piece" flow and how it can be utilized as a Lean technique to achieve continuous flow throughout your organization.
5S Lean Technique | Research Report
This video describes the 5S methodology in the context of Lean. As a Lean technique, 5S is used to create an organized, clean and safe work environment while maximizing the overall effectiveness of your workplace.