Lean Foundations · 4 min read · 27.10.2026
In the sixth lesson of Lean Basics, we explain the difference between push and pull production, kanban as a replenishment signal, and how to calculate the number of cards. After this lesson, you'll be able to set up a pilot pull loop.
Management Essentials · 4 min read · 23.10.2026
Money is the ticket in, not the fuel. In the fifth lesson of the Management Essentials series, we show where rewards lose their power and which three factors will keep operators in manufacturing — at no additional cost.
Quality in Practice · 5 min read · 20.10.2026
FMEA turns defect management on its head: instead of fixing problems after they happen, it uncovers risks in advance. We explain how to rate a risk with three numbers and how to run a workshop that yields actions with names and deadlines.
Lean Foundations · 5 min read · 16.10.2026
Standardized work is the best known and safest method, agreed upon by the people who perform it. Without it, the gains from changeover or 5S cannot be sustained — the standard is also the yardstick for improvement.
Management Essentials · 4 min read · 13.10.2026
The fourth lesson of the Management Essentials series. We show why most feedback on the shop floor doesn't work, and introduce a four-step structure for criticism as well as a way to praise so that good work gets repeated.
Lean · 3 min read · 07.10.2026
At an automotive stamping plant, we cut tool changeover from 95 to 60 minutes by breaking the changeover down into individual steps. The change was in work organization, not technology — and smaller batches became profitable as a result.
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