You don’t have to read too many books on lean manufacturing before you come across the indisputable fact that standard work is at the core of your lean transformation. My two favorite quotes from my ...

It is an unfortunate fact: Many senior leaders and senior staff do not understand the fundamentals of lean. It’s one thing to recite knowledge of lean, and another to live lean every day—both on the ...

Standard work is a visual guide to accomplish a job quickly and accurately. Using standard work increases the speed of production, improves quality, and creates a more enjoyable, predictable and safe ...

Lean production and labor : empowerment and exploitation / Steve Babson -- Unions and management by stress / Mike Parker and Jane Slaughter -- Workers' roles in lean production : the implications for ...