January 2019 – Jake Goes Lean

The Third 5S Pillar: Shine

August 29, 2021January 15, 2019 by Jesse Allred

You eliminated clutter with Sort, and you organized with Set in Order, now it’s time to sanitize with Shine. The third step of the 5S methodology, Seiso or Shine, is a complete cleaning of the work cell. It is important to be thorough with the dusting, shining, sweeping, polishing, and maintaining of the space. A…

Using Kaizen with Kanban

August 29, 2021January 9, 2019 by Jesse Allred

Kanban, translated to mean visual card or sign, is an extremely helpful too for manufacturing facilities that use pull systems or the Just-In-Time system. A kanban system utilizes visual communication and works to avoid overproduction and excess inventory, but it is a concept that can be a little tricky to dive into. In order to…