Anyone implementing lean production processes.

[froggy]

I am obsessive about efficiency in production. I buy the fastest most reliable production machines I can afford. I have recently discovered lean production and the toyota production system while surfing YouTube. This discovery has helped me realise how niave I am at production efficiency and running an efficient business (and I thought I was quite good at it). Its definately worth having a look at if you manufacture anything or run a business.

Is anyone here already implementing lean producto philosophy?

[Paul]

Production speed is not only in the machines. It can be only as fast as your slowest link. In this case would be most likely human.

[webtrekker]

Is Lean not just what came later to be known as JIT?

[froggy]

Is Lean not just what came later to be known as JIT?

Just in time is a production method which is designed to reduce production waste, which is one of the main principles of a lean system.


@Paul It could be many things, how humans behave in a lean environment is crucial. It takes a bit of getting your head around. Paul Akers has a couple of channels on Youtube dealing with the subject (there are others but he seems to be the most prolific.)

[pw66]

Most small business owners practice lean production intuitively.
It is only when the scale of the business becomes too large for the owner to oversee that good houskeeping becomes a jargonised process.

[froggy]

Most small business owners practice lean production intuitively.
It is only when the scale of the business becomes too large for the owner to oversee that good houskeeping becomes a jargonised process.

Dont agree with you, for most its not intuitive, and its a bit more involved than good housekeeping. If you think its a load of b*****x thats fine too.

[pw66]

If you think its a load of b*****x thats fine too.

b******s is spelt with an 's', not an 'x'.