Content by Brian Maskell
Day-by-the-Hour Approach to Manufacturing FlowVisual boards keep processes in control
Mon, 03/24/2014 - 16:15
Lean-practicing companies often employ day-by-the-hour (DBTH) charts within production cells and for other processes. The DBTH method uses a visual board to display what work must be completed each hour of the workday. The board is located in the…
Why Do We Need Work Orders? We don’t!
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 17:24
Lean companies, for the most part, don't use work orders to control production. Why not? Because work orders are wasteful. It takes a lot of time and effort to run the work-order process, and it is 100-percent waste. There's another, deeper reason…
Fundamentals of Value Stream Costing, Part 1 of 3Lean organizations understand the dynamic relationships between operating practices and spending decisions
Mon, 02/25/2019 - 12:00
Lean is a multifaceted business strategy, with a primary focus on employees and learning. Through the use of various lean tools, practices, and methods, employees learn to master their work, solve the right problems, and help an organization learn…
Fundamentals of Value Stream Costing – Part 2 of 3Direct value stream costs are rather easy to identify once value streams have been identified and mapped
Mon, 02/25/2019 - 12:00
In value stream costing, we like to categorize value stream costs either as direct costs, shared costs, or business support costs. Direct value stream costs are the costs that a value stream controls through operational activities and decisions.…
Fundamentals of Value Stream Costing – Part 3 of 3
Mon, 02/25/2019 - 12:00
Shared value stream costs exist because resources or consumption of goods and services may be shared by value streams. Shared value stream costs are operational in nature and each value stream can influence the total cost through operational…