The "5s" are a set of fundamental principles in Lean Manufacturing that refer to five Japanese terms beginning with the letter "S" and represent specific steps to create an orderly, efficient and safe work environment that will facilitate productivity and quality.
This post explains the 7 wastes categorized by Lean Manufacturing that affect the quality, production time and cost of organizations.
Introduction to the characteristic layout of lean management, flexible cells, which incorporate flexibility in terms of production volumes with efficiency, low cost and speed.
Here we will describe the main types of plant layouts focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.
Introduction to Lean Manufacturing and the approach to maximize de added value for the final customer using the less resources possible and eliminating waste.
In this post it's explained the history of Lean Manufacturing, introducing previously the mass productions systems to get to the Toyota Production System.
Here with some examples it's explained why Lean Manufacturing tries to minimize batch sizes.
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