During elections, I asked myself this question: What would happen if these men and women applied the 14 principles of LEAN that have been set […]
Kanban in the wood and furniture industries
Kanban is a management tool just in time, which allows to work in pull system. This is an important step to reach the one piece […]
LEAN and the 7 deadly sins
LEAN is a working philosophy without waste. It allows an organization to generate maximum added value in the shortest time and at lower cost. LEAN […]
Key Performance Indicators
KPI are tools used to control an activity. These data therefore measurable facts determined by calculations that identify qualitatively or quantitatively, an evolution in relation to […]
Lean and mountaineering
Lean and mountaineering! What relation between the 2? Lean is a management philosophy while mountain climbing is a sport. On Wikipedia, we will take as […]
LEAN and wood
Why this post? Because too often when I am in contact with the industry businesses (sawmill, planing mill, carpentry, furniture), I hear the following arguments […]
Cycle Time
The cycle time is the interval time between the production of two units in the same process. It is equal to the time / number […]
Load and Capacity
It is often said: This order was recorded on a too short delivery time, there are too many orders booked this week, have we still […]
LEAN but not CLEAN
The 5 principles of LEAN thinking outlined by Womack and Jones are : Specify what makes or what creates value for the customer Identify the […]
The change
The change ! In our contemporary world we live in a permanent change. In business, in family, in society. But everyone does not live and does […]