Tools that work: The power of checklists
Checklists are a simple and effective tool that can be used to prevent problems in a wide variety of situations. This is a list of tasks or checks that need to be done regularly. sequential to ensure that everything is in order and that no important detail is...
¿LEAN or TPS?
TPS arrived in Mexico in the 80’s. Specifically in the northwest, which was considered for 2 decades the world capital of television. Plants of Sony, Hitachi, Sanyo, Panasonic and others had warehouses with up to 6,000 employees. The Japanese staff in those...
Lean 4.0 what is it and how can it help me?
The term only began to circulate during the last 2 years and it makes a lot of sense because it gives a new nuance to continuous improvement initiatives based on the Lean Six Sigma movement. Let me first define the two terms that make it up: «Lean» and «4.0» and then...
The Kaizen Lie
«How to prevent Kaizen from failing in your company: lessons from Dr. Nowzaradan» And before the insults begin, let me clarify that I have been a believer and practitioner of Kaizen for many years and that is why I am convinced of what I say: in the vast majority of...