Lean Implementation - Chemical Speciality Industry

[lpantano]

Hi there people!
I am new on forum and a begginer for implementation of Lean principles.
I work in a chemical speciality industry which process is per batch and almost 100% manual.
What I saw until now is implementation and measurement in companies that have automated/semi-automated process and not related to my kind of business.
I really appreciate if someone could help me on this. Can I implement the Lean concept in a batch manual operation process? I am almost sure that I can do this with few arrangements, but someone have examples or templates to help me on this issue?
because I am getting !!
lol
many thanks for your help!
cheers&rgds,
lucas

[jwl84]

The lean principles can be used anywhere. I not only use them at work, but I also use them at home. Lean in a nutshell is the relentless pursuit of the elimination of waste. There are 8 different types of waste (Overproduction, Motion, Rework, Waiting, Transportation, Inventory, Overprocessing, and intellect). Lean can get deep because there are so many tools you can use to accomplish the elimination of waste. There are several good books out there that will help. I suggest get a book covering lean and all the tools that is used. One book that comes to mind is "LEAN THINKING".

[Bill Ryan]

Welcome to both of you

I think jwl84 gave a very good response - lean principles can be used any/everywhere. Sorry, I don't have any examples to share at this moment.

[felixxhl007]

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[qualitygoddess]

Originally Posted by lpantano

I work in a chemical speciality industry which process is per batch and almost 100% manual.
What I saw until now is implementation and measurement in companies that have automated/semi-automated process and not related to my kind of business.
I really appreciate if someone could help me on this. Can I implement the Lean concept in a batch manual operation process?

I just toured a cement factory that is doing Lean. Start with 5S and get the change in culture firmly in place. It might take a few months. Then begin the work to simplify the processes and take out the NVA steps. The cement people are in the middle of moving around equipment to go to a flow from raw materials in one door, mixed and bagged in the middle and shipped out the other side. When I first went there, they received raw materials in and finished product shipped out of the same door. It was a crazy run of fork trucks every where you looked. Their savings on fuel must be just incredible! And maybe they will make it longer between accidents on those trucks. They think they can even sell one truck.

It works. Start with Hirano's 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace. Try Womack's Lean Thinking if you want to learn about Lean culture. Can anyone else recommend a good lean primer? I have 'cobbled' my knowledge together over the past 5 years, so I don't know all the authors. I like the memory jogger type from QSU Publishing. I don't work for any of these publishers or anything.........

--QG