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Nov 18 2019 2019-11-18 2019-11-18 NoComment by Andreas

The origins of 5W1H

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Much of what we know as Lean have origins from other places than Toyota. It is no secret that Toyota was heavily inspired and brought in tools from other companies and refined them to their own purposes. The same can be said about 5W1H, a common tool in problem solving.

Below is an excerpt from Rudyard Kiplings 1902 publication “Just So Stories”

“I keep six honest serving-men,
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When,
And How and Where and Who.”

Rudyard Kipling, 1902 from “Just So Stories”


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Feb 15 2019 2019-02-15 2019-02-07 NoComment by Andreas

ECRS

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When it comes to improving a process, it is a good start to look into every step and to apply the framework of ECRS or Eliminate, Combine, Rearrange and Simplify.

ECRS:

Eliminate, Combine, Rearrange and Simplify. A framework for improving a process or a task. Often used within Autonomous Maintenance.


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Feb 13 2019 2019-02-13 2019-02-07 NoComment by Andreas

FMEA

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When introducing a change into a current process or introducing a brand new process, FMEA or Failure Mode and Effect Analysis is a tool to help smooth the introduction and to sidestep possible pitfalls.

FMEA:
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. FMEA is often the first step of a system reliability study or a process change project. It aims to identify possible failure modes and their causes and effects.


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Jan 29 2019 2019-01-29 2019-01-16 NoComment by Andreas

Value Stream: Necessary Non Value Adding

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The last part in this short series is about Necessary Non Value Adding.

Necessary but non-value adding. In Value Stream Mapping something that will not add value for the customer in itself but still is necessary to keep production going.

In future articles we will be delving deeper into the tool and art of Value Stream Mapping but for now this short introduction will have to suffice. All the definitions can be found in the Terminology section.


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