LASIK, Eyeglasses, and Eradication vs. Containment TAGS: autonomous management | baseball | bouncy pit | concession | contact lenses | contain | eradicate | eyes | fun zone | glasses | injection molding | kaizen | lasik | lean blitz | oil dry | operations | pa system | problem | process | root cause analysis | six sigma | solving | sports | stand | standardized work The most common types of vision correction solutions are eyeglasses and contact lenses. They compensate for the inability to properly focus our eye’s internal tissues comfortably by providing additional focal …Continue reading →

Overprocessing Example: Protective Bags TAGS: bags | blitz | customer | end customer | flash | injection molding | knots | lean | muda | operations | overprocessing | plastic | processes | scrapes | scuffs | shipment | six sigma | sports | steps | thomson plastics | tickets | undo | wastes As a quick refresher, the lean waste overprocessing is the application of extra work, process steps, or effort than is required by the end customer. Sometimes “going the extra mile” …Continue reading →

8 Wastes – Excess Production TAGS: blitz | changeovers | defects | excess motion | five whys | injection molding | inventory | lean | lean blitz | mold | operations | overproduction | plastic | processes | production manager | sports | transportation | warehouse | waste (This is the eighth in a series of deeper dives into the 8 lean wastes.) First a definition, then a story. Overproduction is similar to excess inventory in that there’s …Continue reading →