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Image created by AI Dall•E 3 at OpenAI for “photo of a person inspecting and verifying data”. Since an AI cannot own copyright, the image has no copyright (i.e. public domain).| AllAboutLean.com
Image created by AI Dall•E 3 at OpenAI for “photo of a person inspecting and verifying data”. Since an AI cannot own copyright, the image has no copyright (i.e. public domain).| AllAboutLean.com
Practical Problem Solving Comparison of Countermeasures| AllAboutLean.com
In this post of my series on the Toyota Practical Problem Solving (PPS), we finally get to the part many were excitedly waiting for—the development of countermeasures and their implementation. Some people like this part of actually doing the improvement (and hence finally the “Do” part of PDCA) so much that they skip the “Plan” part almost entirely. Don’t do that! Properly prepare and analyze before implementing a countermeasure. Without the plan, the countermeasure may be flawed.| AllAboutLean.com
PDCA (Plan, do, check act) Circle in color. This image by me is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Please credit the image as shown below. For digital documents and web pages please do include the links as shown below. Thank you.| AllAboutLean.com
Plan-Do-Check-Act (or PDCA) is one of the key elements in lean manufacturing, or for that matter in any kind of improvement process. In my view, it is the most basic framework for any kind of change. All other lean tools are only on top of the PDCA.| AllAboutLean.com
In this (by now rather long) series of blog posts on the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) I have explained the nine (!) steps of the 8D in detail. In this last blog post of this series, I will now look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving, especially in comparison ... Read more| AllAboutLean.com
In this series of posts I go through the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) in more detail. In my last post, I talked about D5: Develop Permanent Solution and D6: Implement Permanent Solution. In this post I will go into more detail on the last two points, D7: Prevent Recurrence and D8: Close Problem and ... Read more| AllAboutLean.com
In this series of posts I go through the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) in more detail. In my last post, I talked about D4: Root Cause Analysis and Escape Points, which is almost two separate points. In this post I will go into more detail of D5: Develop Permanent Solution and D6: Implement Permanent Solution. My next post will look at the last two disciplines of the 8D with D7: Prevent Recurrence and D8: Close problem and Recognize Contributors. Read on!| AllAboutLean.com
In this series of posts I go through the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) in more detail. In my last post, I talked about D2: Describe the Problem and D3: Develop Interim Containment Plan. In this post I will go into more detail of D4: Root Cause Analysis and Escape Points. (Now you can probably ... Read more| AllAboutLean.com
In this series of posts I go through the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) in more detail. In my last post, I talked about D0: Preparation and Emergency Response Actions and D1: Establish a Team. In this post I will go into more detail of D2: Describe the Problem and D3: Develop Interim Containment Plan. (Now you can probably guess what my next post will be all about too). Read on!| AllAboutLean.com
Lean is a lot of problem solving. Toyota excels at such problem solving, and they have developed their practical problem solving (PPS) approach. For many it is surprising how much time Toyota spends on defining and understanding the problem, whereas (many in) the rest of the world immediately jump to a (possibly inferior) solution. Let me go through the process step by step.| AllAboutLean.com
Heroes save the day. Heroes turn around the disaster and rescue the puppy from the burning building. Heroes are admired, and everybody wants to be one. Everybody wants a hero when they need one.| AllAboutLean.com
In my previous posts, I looked at where the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) originated from, like the Ford Pinto fuel tank scandal, and also when to use 8D (and when not to). In this post I want to go deeper into the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving and dive through all eight… actually nine steps ... Read more| AllAboutLean.com
This series of blog posts looks into more detail at the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D), a popular method to tackle recurring problems. In my last post, I looked at where the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D) originated, like the Ford Pinto fuel tank scandal. This post goes deeper into what the Eight Disciplines Problem Solving is actually for, when to use it, and when not. | AllAboutLean.com
One popular approach to problem solving is the eight disciplines problem solving, or 8D for short (even though they are now 9D). This is an alternative to the Toyota Practical Problem Solving. I slightly prefer the Toyota approach over the 8D approach developed by Ford, but the 8D also has its advantages. Since it focuses ... Read more| AllAboutLean.com
In my last post, I looked at the questions What—When—Where—Why—Who—How… and Then Some… for the Toyota Practical Problem Solving. In this post I will look into another, similar structure that could also be used, namely Man—Machine—Material—Method, again with quite a few possible expansions and alternatives. This can be used both to structure the problem (i.e., a root cause analysis) or to break down the problem into smaller, more manageable pieces.| AllAboutLean.com
Asking What—When—Where—Why—Who—How… and Then Some… for the Toyota Practical Problem Solving| www.allaboutlean.com
The Toyota Practical Problem Solving is a very structured approach to solve problems. The underlying PDCA is broken down into multiple steps, where the “Plan” part especially is divided into Clarify the Problem, Break Down the Problem, Set a Target, and a Root-Cause Analysis. In this post I will look at the What—When—Where—Why—Who—How structure, also known as the 5W1H, that can help you when clarifying the problem. This structure was used in journalism starting around 1913, bu...| AllAboutLean.com
Pick by Light is a well-known technology in manufacturing to simplify the picking of multiple parts for kitting. It is a proven technology, albeit setting it up is still time-consuming. In this post I would like to show you a low-tech alternative that I have seen at the BMW Group Dingolfing plant: Pick by Stencil! You use a pattern, stencil, or jig to have one slot for each part of this particular pick. Another pick simply uses another stencil. Let me show you…| AllAboutLean.com
One of the necessary tasks in becoming leaner and improving your industry is to eliminate waste. I like to use a simple approach for measuring waste in manual work to know how good (or bad) the current situation is. To explain my approach I commissioned a few animations. Let me proudly present my approach and my animations, so you can also estimate the efficiency of manual lines when you are on the shop floor. | AllAboutLean.com
