Gemba
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Gemba Insights: Exploring Best Practices & Success Stories
With a renewed appreciation for Gemba, a powerful practice in continuous improvement, we review the power of Gemba. An example highlights a Gemba where stakeholders walked the process together, gaining a customer-centric perspective and understanding each other’s roles and challenges. Gemba not only revealed opportunities for process enhancement but also uncovered previously unknown issues requiring…
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The conflicts of line trials
There are two conflicting priorities when planning line trials, but it is possible to find alignment and balance! Find out more.
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The Different Types Of Gemba
Are there different types of Gemba? Yes! The fundamental reasons of Gemba remain the same, but there are at least 5 different types of Gembas each serving a different purpose. Do you know what they are? A leader needs to stay connected and engaged with what is going on, or not, as the case maybe,…
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Toyota’s Worst Best Kept Secret & The Top Five Reasons For It
Toyota’s secret to the long term success of their Toyota Production System (TPS) is actually pretty simple! It’s not even a secret. It’s also really straight forward. It’s captured in a single word. Know what it is?
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See More Going Backwards!
Although it may seem counter-intuitive, we can see more by going backwards! Our natural instinct is to start at the beginning and move forward towards the end. Find out why it is actually better to start from the end!