Lean Manufacturing Principles, Tools, and Concepts

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 7, 2010

Overproduction and 7 Wastes for the Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency has a robust training program on how to apply Lean to the environment. They've provided a Lean Toolkit

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 3, 2010

We measure things. Learning. A Teaspoon. 3 Cups of Flour. Employee Engagement. 5 Miles to Go. Snoop Dogg. 30 Seconds Left. Sarah Palin, Pareto

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 2, 2010

This articles presents a 5 Whys Lean Startup Example - how to apply lean to entrepreneurship. I'm delighted to see Lean Thinking applied to areas

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 30, 2010

In Lean Thinking, how something gets done is more important than the results. Anathema you say, let me explain. With an over-zealous focus on

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 29, 2010

A while ago on National Public Radio (NPR), I heard an interview with some officials regarding nursing home reform. One of the people being

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 26, 2010

At bottom, lean thinking is about being able to frame the problem, arrive at root causes, generate original ideas that surgically attack those root

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 23, 2010

Standard Work in Lean Six Sigma is a very misunderstood topic. We explain Standard Work in this video and show you how to begin applying this

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 19, 2010

Kanban is a signaling system, designed to trigger an action. If you think about your experience, there are Kanban systems all around us - indeed,

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 16, 2010

I went to the doctor's office today for a nagging back pain I've had for a month. It turns out that I herniated a disc and that's why my left leg has