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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
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"Lean" production gypsum models
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<blockquote data-quote="Jay 1" data-source="post: 153688" data-attributes="member: 11000"><p>I think some are misusing or misunderstanding terminology here:</p><p>Lean by definition accelerates production by removing waste and inaccuracy.</p><p>Lean is never 'fast' or 'sloppy'</p><p>lean is efficient and precise and eliminates mistakes through training, standards and rigorous in-process QC.</p><p>Anyone who has truly studied Lean and seen it implemented knows that most labs run at about half efficiency and that is mostly because of inconsistent techniques and standards, NOT because people are going slow to be more precise. In fact just the opposite - lack of standardization in training and expectations creates the problems.</p><p>let me give a simple example everyone here has seen:</p><p>on a slow day more mistakes are made in the lab than on a busy day. Why? because people are not working at their normal pace and when we 'break stride' we are less consistent.</p><p>if this was not true then the work ona slow day would be 'perfect' (subjectively) and done in a very short period of time. However in reality in a non-lean work environment the work takes all day and is lower quality, even if there is only half as many cases to complete.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jay 1, post: 153688, member: 11000"] I think some are misusing or misunderstanding terminology here: Lean by definition accelerates production by removing waste and inaccuracy. Lean is never 'fast' or 'sloppy' lean is efficient and precise and eliminates mistakes through training, standards and rigorous in-process QC. Anyone who has truly studied Lean and seen it implemented knows that most labs run at about half efficiency and that is mostly because of inconsistent techniques and standards, NOT because people are going slow to be more precise. In fact just the opposite - lack of standardization in training and expectations creates the problems. let me give a simple example everyone here has seen: on a slow day more mistakes are made in the lab than on a busy day. Why? because people are not working at their normal pace and when we 'break stride' we are less consistent. if this was not true then the work ona slow day would be 'perfect' (subjectively) and done in a very short period of time. However in reality in a non-lean work environment the work takes all day and is lower quality, even if there is only half as many cases to complete. [/QUOTE]
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