The place for all of you Lean Gurus out there.
I spoke with Doug Karlin at Cessna Aircraft recently. He visited the lean gurus site, and sent me an e-mail. Doug is working on a large project where they will be building a new aircraft. I had the opportunity to work with Doug when he used Proplanner at Case New Holland in Wichita. I told Doug to stay in contact, and perhaps he can share more specifics on his how he designed the new layout and production process.
I will be hosting a demo of Proplanner’s Flow Planner, Workplace Planner, and ProBalance software programs on Thursday, October 23rd. Many engineering colleges use these programs in their lean, process improvement courses. Professors, teaching assistants and students are invited to attend. Please visit our “See a Demo” page for more information:
Leangurus “See a Demo”
I have put together an outline of topics that are included in my continous process improvement course.
To view or download the outline click on the link below:
Course Syllabus (25k Word Document)
This course is designed to be completed in four 1 1/2 hour segments in a classroom or over the web. I also have a deep dive 3 day course that covers an introduction of continuous process improvement. Please contact me for more specifics.
The most significant factor allowing manufacturing to compete is the use of Lean manufacturing. Lean is based on the world-class practices of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Lean is comprised reducing waste, reducing costs increasing inventory turns, while increasing throughput.
Lean Manufacturing principles apply for both the repetitive, larger manufacturers, as well as the prototype shop that only produces one of a kind. The Lean Store has primarily focused materials for the small shop – the job shops. For example, BackStreet Lean – Solutions for the Job Shop – Plant Edition was written by John Maachia, Sr., Owner and CEO of Advance Turning & Manufacturing, Inc. in Jackson, Michigan, a plant of about 80+ employees. John, along with 4 other small shops, shared their best practices in this particular book.
