Kaizen-Consult

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We generally identify Lean with Toyota, but before Toyota, Dr. Deming was invited to lecture in Japan about P-D-C-A: Plan, Do Check, Act and other quality methods. And before the Father of Quality was a father, Henry Ford was busy writing about using conveyor belts to crank out affordable cars on assembly lines. But Ford wasn't even the one who invented the assembly line. We could keep moving back in time to Oldsmobiles, Samuel Colt, Eli Whitney and then all the way back to 450 BC when China mass produced crossbows!

So, LEAN has been around in some form for a long time. LEAN is more than a set of tools. The foundation is a culture where everyone feel responsible and is encouraged to pursue perfection.

Another key focus is to establish what's of value to the customer. Once that's established, let the people who do the work, streamline the processes in order to deliver value. Luckily, there's a huge, robust LEAN toolkit to make that happen!

A LEAN process is:

*achieved by removing "waste", which is any activity not required to complete a process
*a mindset of continuous improvement at work and daily life
*visual and practical

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