"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I’ve seen you mention 3s a few times. Which 3 of the 5s’ are you focusing on?Terry
Quote from: easyrider1340 on January 14, 2020, 10:12:34 AMI’ve seen you mention 3s a few times. Which 3 of the 5s’ are you focusing on?TerryHaha that’s a 2Sec Lean thing for sure. Shine, Sort, Standardize. This is how I understand it and how I’d articulate it to someone new at the shop:Shining is cleaning, the core of this is inspection. So starting by tidying our workstation.Sorting is an extension of cleaning. Repetitive sorting makes a good candidate for something that needs to be Standardized. So this is mostly removing anything not related to the value at that process. Or adding anything that is. Mostly the goal of sorting is to reduce your shining and get the workstation ready for the day by filling consumables and making sure everything is set. Standardizing. Fixing what bugs you. If you keep having to put the tape back, give it a spot. Or bolt it down. Or put tape to wherever the tape keeps going. It’s all about making a tiny tiny adjustment that makes the job easier. Guys have got 30min first thing in the morning for this. Before our meeting. People vary (only four of us) but I mostly spend the whole time standardizing something, while the rest of the team starts with cleaning. It really helps to keep a running list of quick improvements to do so that the time isn’t wasted. We do 15min brainstorming sessions on a corner of the shop and then there’s a week or two of odd jobs to fill time with! This really helps get through the morning fog when all you can think of doing is vacuuming the floor but you really want to submit an improvement video for the meeting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ok. Let me give you something to think about with regard to ‘standardize’. Think of standardize as documenting the expectation. What is the standard? (or spec)As an example, at Toyota we have standardized work. In the standardized work, we detail all of the elements for completing a task. To install an alternator, you need this wrench, you mount alternator in this orientation, you tighten fasteners to this torque, you check your work for quality, etc. Those steps are listed in order from start to finish. Now, incorporating standardized work into a manufacturing environment is a management responsibility. Following it, is the TM responsibility. How do I know the TM is following the standardized work? I grab the standard (standardized work) and audit the TM to that standard. If I find NC’s, I give immediate feedback and explain why following the standard is important. With no standards, everyone is running wild! Haha Management can’t complain if standards are not correct, clear, trained to. Terry
I really enjoy these...if anything it makes me stop and actually do things I've been thinking about improving.
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