Comments on: lean manufacturing http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carl Wright http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/comment-page-1/#comment-73198 Carl Wright Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:47:47 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/#comment-73198 Good post. Toyota is the father of lean and has countless examples of success. However, it is critical for anyone implementing lean to learn the tools of the discipline. As one small example, inventory is definitely waste. But if setup time and lead time cost more than the carrying costs of the inventory (a whole bunch of items such as floor space, damage, interest, obsolescence, opportunity), then these costs and lead times must be reduced first. This is one fundamental mistake many companies first implementing lean make. Get the best <a HREF="www.1stcourses.com" rel="nofollow">lean manufacturing training</a> first and it enables continuous learning. Good post. Toyota is the father of lean and has countless examples of success.

However, it is critical for anyone implementing lean to learn the tools of the discipline.

As one small example, inventory is definitely waste. But if setup time and lead time cost more than the carrying costs of the inventory (a whole bunch of items such as floor space, damage, interest, obsolescence, opportunity), then these costs and lead times must be reduced first.

This is one fundamental mistake many companies first implementing lean make. Get the best lean manufacturing training first and it enables continuous learning.

]]> By: Karen Wilhelm http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5269 Karen Wilhelm Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:44:28 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/#comment-5269 Time is "inventory" in project-based work. As in - submit the request and in six months someone will decide whether to schedule it. Also known as "Why didn't you start sooner?" Time is “inventory” in project-based work. As in – submit the request and in six months someone will decide whether to schedule it. Also known as “Why didn’t you start sooner?”

]]> By: silk and spinach http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4597 silk and spinach Sat, 06 May 2006 15:30:38 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2006/04/lean-manufacturing-2/#comment-4597 <strong>inventory in software development</strong> One of the central tenets of lean is that inventory is not an asset, but is waste. In particular, carrying inventory incurs storage costs. What is the analogue to this in software development? inventory in software development

One of the central tenets of lean is that inventory is not an asset, but is waste. In particular, carrying inventory incurs storage costs. What is the analogue to this in software development?

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