The Lean6leadership’s Podcast

The Lean6leadership’s Podcast

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The Lean6leadership’s Podcast episodes

  • The very basics of 5S

    In this episode, we will discuss 5S

    Item 1: Why 5S

    1. Image of professionalism
  • Find stuff
  • Cost control

    • Item 2: When 5S

    1. Stable process
  • Mapped processes
  • Measurable processes

    • Item 3: How to 5S

    1. Total involvement of the entire group
  • Take the time to do it right
  • Follow up with pictures

    • Story: Implementation in a single-operator hobby workshop. Later videos on YouTube.

    21 min
  • Total Preventive Maintenance

    In this episode, we will discuss Maintenance

    Item 1: Scheduling Maintenance

    1. Cost Control
  • Equipment maximization
  • Capacity utilization

    • Item 2: Everyone Involved

    1. Getting buy-in
  • Keeping buy-in
  • I mean everyone is involved not just a few

    • Item 3: Customer satisfaction

    1. Customer feedback
  • Customer engagement
  • Customers need to know

    • Story: Implementation of Total Preventative Maintenance at a consulting client organization.

    30 min
  • Employing Six Sigma

    In this episode, we will discuss How to employ Six Sigma

    Item 1: Variation

    1. Process in control?
  • Measurable
  • Understood

    • Item 2: Define

    1. Justify why
  • Assign who
  • Gates with goals and controls

    • Item 3: Control

    1. Follow-ups
  • Leadership clearly defined
  • Communication well understood

    • Story: Starting a Six Sigma project just because….

    31 min
  • Risk Mangement

    In this episode, we will discuss risk management

    Item 1: Why manage risk

    1. Cost management
  • Time Management
  • People management

    • Item 2: When to manage risk

    1. Planning
  • Development
  • Execution

    • Item 3: How to manage risk

    1. Planning tools
  • Development tools
  • Execution tools

    • Story:  Risk mitigation in the proposal to the customer

    31 min
  • Tool Selection

    In this episode, we will discuss Tool selection

    Item 1: Define the whatever you are working on

    1. Size
  • Time
  • Cost

    • Item 2: Charter sets it up

    1. Limits
  • People
  • Communication types

    • Item 3: Breakdown

    1. Tool Types: Brainstorm, Just do, and complex
  • Combo tools
  • Matrix

    • Story: PFMEA to a DOE

    27 min
  • Scope Control

    In this episode we will discuss Scope Control

    Item 1: Establishment of scope

    1. Charter
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Limitations and change control

    • Item 2: Creep

    1. Customer requirement creep
  • No change controls
  • People pleasing management (overcompensation)

    • Item 3: Kill it with fire

    1. Run on project
  • The project is over but
  • We start the project….Why?

    • Story: The Black Belt project that couldn’t.

    29 min
  • Episode 7 Management Responsibilities

    In this episode, we will discuss Management responsibility.

    Item 1: Which part of Management is responsible for improvement

    1. Executive Management
  • Middle Management
  • Supervisory and Subject Matter Experts (SME)

    • Item 2: Large organization vs small business

    1. Roles of each management type
  • Responsibilities differential by size
  • Reporting and follow-up

    • Item 3: Belts and titles

    1. Green, Black, Yellow, Master and commander
  • CEO to the supervisor
  • SMEs

    • Story: Implementation at a small manufacturing company

    25 min
  • Statistics

    In this episode we will discuss statistics

    Item 1: Is it really needed?

    1. Appropriate to the process
  • Inspection type
  • Data available

    • Item 2: Implementation

    1. Frequency of review
  • KPIs
  • Display of outputs

    • Item 3: Sustainment

    1. Goals
  • Who sees the report?
  • When to change?

    • Story: SPC implementation with a supplier as well as reporting on internal metrics.

    29 min
  • Process Mapping

    In this episode we will discuss process mapping

    Item 1: Why

    1. Plan of PDCA
  • Baseline current process
  • Future state of process

    • Item 2: How

    1. Excel or Paper and pencil
  • Visio
  • PowerPoint

    • Item 3: When

    1. Beginning of a project
  • Any process at all
  • When developing a procedure

    • Story: Inclusion of process maps into procedures.

    26 min
  • Lean Vs Six Sigma

    In this episode we will discuss Lean Vs Sig Sigma

    Item 1: Which is which

    1. Lean and Six Sigma implementation
  • “ “              usage
  • Execution of each

    • Item 2: Best of both

    1. 5s V 6S
  • PDCA or DMAIC
  • Design

    • Item 3: When not to use either

    1. Research and development
  • Just fix it, damn it!
  • Seriously it is a paperwork issue?

    • Story: Lean out a production line vs Six Sigma project to fix data through put issue.

    30 min

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