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Episode 3. Is your non value added time in your production processes?

Episode 3. Is your non value added time in your production processes?

FromIncremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast


Episode 3. Is your non value added time in your production processes?

FromIncremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We apologize about the sound in this episode. We will hopefully improve continuously ;)  
We discuss an ROI calculator we built and discover how much the spreadsheet model misses yet still how usefull it is. We plug a few improvments into this model and discuss what it shows. Do you want to access this continuous improvment ROI calculator. Why is continuous improvment not tought in schools? A big caviate to this is that you need product market fit.  
How to shave non-value-add activity from job shops. The lowest hanging fruit might not be on the production floor but might be more in managment. While disorganized unimproved processes feel 85% unique and one-off while it is typically 15% or less that is novel to a new job.  
We go over the 8 lean wastes that Toyota identified for their business and also discuss what other companies might identify for their top wastes. We are not all Toyota, so maybe we should think hard about our top wastes.   How do you build a culture of continuous improvment? We cant just demand that people get enthusiastic about continuous improvment and the importance of bottom up lean instead of telling people how to do their jobs.  
Devin gives us a rundown of a new low-tech job managment tool he's been implementing and how that's all going. This leads to a discussion arourd how to build information managment tools that inherently highlight where atention is needed. We touch on lean information managment and the concept of JIT (Just In Time) information. Information should be delivered in the amount needed when needed. No extra information.
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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"Incremental: The Continuous Improvement Podcast" is a weekly show where business owners share their journey implementing continuous improvement. Explore Lean Mfg, TPS, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, JIT, Kanban, and more. Gain inspiration, practical advice and join the hosts on their journey of discovery and learning. Experience the benefits of continuous improvement and lean transformation for your business.