Lean Management – Driving force of Lean Transformation

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Vivek Naik

How many times have you sucessfully implemented change using lean tools only to realize, after few weeks or months, that the manager and other people  have either reverted back to the old methods or have found ways to circumvent the newly established methods. We learned the hard way that lean transformation cannot be supported and... »

Leader Standard work – A bite a day keeps audit away!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By Vivek Naik

I was reading “Audit Vs. leader Standard Work” by Mark Rosenthal and I suddenly realized what potential we have created at our work place. Over the course of the year we have grown very fond of the audits. Especially for 5S and we are developing audits  for maintaining other lean management systems put in place.... »

5S- The Foundation of Lean Manufacturing

Sunday, October 25, 2009
By Vivek Naik

5S is often misunderstood as just a mere housekeeping tool. Impact of having a successful 5S system is more profound than just keeping the place clean. 5S is the starting point of any lean transformation and forms a catalyst for culture of change. Due to the very visible results it makes the process of buy-in... »

The 8Fold Path

Sunday, September 13, 2009
By Vivek Naik

Recently I was reading a book by Eknath Easwaran which mentioned about 8 fold path for right living and guide to spiritual enlightenment. More I read about it I felt as if that is how we learn and master the principles of Lean Manufacturing. Here are the steps of 8 fold path as described... »

How to write Elevator Speech

Sunday, August 9, 2009
By Vivek Naik

A simple way of writing elevator speech »

A Lens to View the Transformation – Shingo Prize Model

Thursday, August 6, 2009
By Vivek Naik

The Shingo Model is a good lens to be used at high level planing of lean transformation at any company. »

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