|
Articles
Identifying Your Value Streams
Relevant Links
Recommended Reading
Lean Thinking, James Womack, Daniel Jones
Lean Transformation: How to Change Your Business into a Lean Enterprise, Bruce A. Henderson, Jorge L. Larco, Stephen H. Martin
Learning to Lean is intended only for those who wish to receive it. To change your status, email: learning_to_lean@emsstrategies.com Type “SUBSCRIBE” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” on subject line. Copyright 2003 EMS Consulting Group, Inc. |
Learning to LeanThe Newsletter of EMS Consulting Group, Inc. September 2003 www.emsstrategies.com
Lean Enterprise Overview, Part II In
our last newsletter, we focused on making a case for lean in your
organization and developing a foundation for lean. Lean is all
about adding to your bottom line by eliminating waste from your
organization. There are 7 types of waste: overproduction,
correction, inventory, processing, motion, conveyance, and waiting.
The best way to see the wastes in your organization is to map your value
streams. In the articles we've written for this edition, we
define lean in more detail, talk about the seven wastes, and talk about
identifying value streams. If the articles, links, and books to the left have piqued your interest and you would like to learn more, feel free to call us at 866-559-5598 or visit our website and click on "Contact Us." In future issues of Learning to Lean, we will be covering Design-for-Manufacturability, SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die), 5-S, Value Stream Mapping, and other useful tools and methodologies to help you eliminate waste. Best Regards. Darren Dolcemascolo
David McBride
Please feel free to forward Learning to Lean to colleagues or use it in your publication. We only ask that you do so in its entirety. |
EMS Consulting Group, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA 92009