Cause and Effect Undoubtedly every person and organization have their own share of problems and they can take place expectedly and unexpectedly in different forms. An important factor is that we are able to identify the root cause of these problems in an appropriate manner. To put it simply, a fishbone diagram is a [...]
Kurt Lewin's Force Field Analysis Basically, Force field analysis is a technique of change management initially considered by the psychologist Kurt Lewin to be practiced in social situations. No doubt it is a very significant strategic tool that can be used for understanding what is required for implementing a change in personal as well [...]
What is a Six Sigma Analysis? A Six Sigma Analysis is a quality-control methodology developed by the engineers of Motorola in 1986. It is a data-driven analysis used in order to decrease faults or shortcomings in a business or production process. Fundamentally, Six Sigma Analysis includes gathering and leveraging data for getting rid of [...]
What is Heijunka? In the corporate world, executives and managers have to be conscious of the fact, that it takes some effort to maintain a steady work flow. Basically, Heijunka is a lean methodology used for dropping the irregularity in a manufacturing process and reducing the possibility of overload. Organizations use this method in [...]
Pareto chart is simply a basic quality tool to help identify frequent defects, complaints, or other factors as part of a data analysis study. It is a deceivingly simple concept which can have huge benefits when analysing data. The Pareto owns its existence to Vilfredo Pareto. The famed economist evidenced that 80% of the [...]
In our life, we often come across a point where we have to make a tough decision for ourselves such as starting a new chapter or embrace a change. At that point, we sometimes find ourselves helpless, clueless and with no solution to the problem. While assessing if and but’s of the situation, we [...]
Kaizen is continuous improvements where changes are required in organization’s processes. The approach could either be a one time implementation or a step by step change over time. One of the top benefits provide by Kaizen is that it is continuous and not a time limited process. Kaizen offers the opportunity of further optimization [...]
Manufacturing within companies have evolved over several years and Toyota has been one of the key players to revolutionize manufacturing through adopting just-in-time (JIT) as part of their lean manufacturing system. The methodology of this generally customed to minimize and decrease the production timeline and only produce what is required by the customer. This [...]
For a successful implementation of Kanban within manufacturing, you must ensure you have set right environment for it. The further you are from ideal situation; the more work is required to implement this system. Following are ideal situations which should be considered during Kanban implementation steps: Keep constant prediction about demand for products. Have [...]
Introduction Value stream mapping (VSM) is a tool used in lean manufacturing to minimize the waste (increases efficiency and value production). Lean manufacturing is fully about minimizing waste and adding value to your products and services. Value stream mapping starts with analyzing the current state which is how the organisation currently delivers its products [...]
