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Drive Efficiency in Your Process

Five critical lean tools

Bonnie Stone
Wed, 11/29/2017 - 12:01
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Lean, also known as “lean manufacturing” or “lean production,” focuses on maximizing customer value by removing waste and eliminating defects. Lean tools are about understanding the process, looking for waste, preventing mistakes, and documenting what you did. 

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Let’s look at five lean tools used in process improvements, what they do, and why they’re important. Companion by Minitab can help you get started leveraging the tools of lean and other continuous improvement methods to thrive in your business. These tools are even more powerful if you can share and collaborate with your team, so try Companion’s online dashboard reporting capabilities as well.

1. Voice of the customer (VOC) summary

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Submitted by Kelvin Weber on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 10:19

Tamplates

@Bonnie Stone,What a insightfull content, thank you so much for sharing.

Could you share these tamplates with us? Specially the one about value added flow.

Thank you!

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Submitted by jzable (not verified) on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 12:17

In reply to Tamplates by Kelvin Weber

Templates

Hi Kelvin:

The templates are part of our Minitab Workspace and Engage Solutions.  To learn more, you can go to our website here  (Visual Project Management Tools | FMEA, Fishbone & More | Minitab).  

Even better...for a free trial of Workspace go here: VSM, Process Map, 5 Whys & Other Tools | Free Trial Download | Minitab

Feel free to email me directly with further questions.

Thanks for the feedback!

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