Any folks have article, insight about Lean/ Lean manufacturing etc & want to share with me? thanks

Any folks have article, insight about Lean/ Lean manufacturing etc & want to share with me? thanks

http://www.isixsigma.com/me/lean_manufacturing/

Any folks have article, insight about Lean/ Lean manufacturing etc & want to share with me? thanks
Do you belong to ASQ? We have a Division/Forum formerly known as Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group which is now called Lean Enterprise Forum.

Several of us here at the Cove also belong to Lean Enterprise Forum. What is your particular interest or concern? Are you just curious or is there some pressure in your work life which triggers your interest?

You can learn more at:
http://www.asq.org/le/about/index.html

Or ask some specific questions here in the Cove and we will try to answer them.

I enjoyed the three newest(?) books by Norman Bodek available through PCS Press ("The Idea Generator", "Kaikaku", "All You Gotta Do Is Ask"). They are easy reads and focus on releasing and capturing your operators' improvement ideas.

Do you belong to ASQ? We have a Division/Forum formerly known as Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group which is now called Lean Enterprise Forum.

Several of us here at the Cove also belong to Lean Enterprise Forum. What is your particular interest or concern? Are you just curious or is there some pressure in your work life which triggers your interest?

You can learn more at:
http://www.asq.org/le/about/index.html

Or ask some specific questions here in the Cove and we will try to answer them.

Nope, I don't have any presure from anyone, but as a quality professional I have to know all these things. I'm planning to work for Six Sigma & maybe taking six sigma exam (Infuture) from ASQ. An instructure offered to teach me six sigma BB but I don't know where to get experince & etc.

Amanbhai,

Here are a few articles of mine that address "lean" thinking from a management systems standpoint. I hope they're helpful.

Craig

Craig,
Have just finished reading your article "Don't Think Small-Think Lean" . One particular paragraph brought back images of frustration:

Documents must be reviewed and approved by every manager. With good intentions, some organizations stipulate that all key managers must review and approve all documents. This only slows down the documentation system and adds useless bureaucracy.

Specifically the idea that all key managers must reviw and approve the document. Some time ago, as a QAE at Goodyear Aerospace, I wrote several QAI's (quality assurance instructions) for various programs. Each had to be circulated to obtain the required reviews and approvals. I can remember waiting not just days or weeks but months at a time before getting final approval. You see Craig, as you point out, there was something like 24 signatures needed in order to approve the QAI. This was a MIL-Q-9858A environment. I often wondered what value all these signatures yielded. Of course the idea was that once approved no one could say I did not know that or I never agreed to that!

Thanks for making the article available! :applause:

Jim

thankyou for contributing the artice. For sure it will be beneficial to me.
thanks again.
Amanbhai,

Here are a few articles of mine that address "lean" thinking from a management systems standpoint. I hope they're helpful.

Craig

I have different Forum right now at ASQ, but I want to change the forum to Six Sigma/ Lean Manufacturing. I tried to change through asq website but it didn't work. Do I need to pay them to change forum from one to another?

Do you belong to ASQ? We have a Division/Forum formerly known as Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group which is now called Lean Enterprise Forum.

Several of us here at the Cove also belong to Lean Enterprise Forum. What is your particular interest or concern? Are you just curious or is there some pressure in your work life which triggers your interest?

You can learn more at:
http://www.asq.org/le/about/index.html

Or ask some specific questions here in the Cove and we will try to answer them.

Do you belong to ASQ? We have a Division/Forum formerly known as Advanced Manufacturing Interest Group which is now called Lean Enterprise Forum.



There is: Lean.org (http://www.lean.org)

and

NWLean (http://www.nwlean.net)

Both are offer articles and discussion on Lean.

Wayne

Jim,

24 signatures?!? Wow, that's a new record. And to think of all the value those signatures added... ;=)

Craig

Jim,

24 signatures?!? Wow, that's a new record. And to think of all the value those signatures added... ;=)

Craig

Exactly, but then again it took 26 signatures to send a purchased item through the MRB cycle. We learned these things when Goodyear tire (parent) sent a gentlemen in to study such matters. I might add that this was a union shop and certain work rules had to be adhered to. :o

Dear Amanbhai,

Do you have any thing to share regarding Six sigma at present?
Our company have planned for Six sigma training by next month, before that may be this will be usefull to me

Thanks
Karthik