Japan Study Mission May 23-27, 2017

SOLD OUT!!! The first two sessions are sold out, so we added another session. Are you serious about Lean? Paul Akers invites you to join him on the 3rd Japan Study Mission May 23-27, 2017. Only 17 can attend. You will need to send Paul (paul@fastcap.com) a video to be considered.

Why is being precise so important to the Japanese?

We discussed this in our morning meeting today.

02.27.17 | Categories: FastCap, Lean, Morning Meeting

FastCap’s Label System

Paul responds to questions from his Home Shop video (https://youtu.be/TG6QMFexLwg) providing more information about FastCap Labels.

For more information on these products, go to these links:
Erasable Kaizen Labels
Fastcaps (various sized labels)

Paul is Tasmania Bound

Paul will be speaking at the Productivity Improvers Lean Forum in Tasmania, Australia on March 2, 2017.

02.25.17 | Categories: Lean, Speaking Events

Is your personal hygiene lean?

02.22.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, 2 Second Lean, Lean, eBlast

Win a free copy of Practicing Lean!

Mark Graban has a Amazon giveaway for a free copy of his paperback book, Practicing Lean. One winner will be selected on Feb 27, 2017. You can enter the contest by sending a tweet about the book. Here is a link with all the information about how to enter (it is quick). It’s open to U.S. shipping addresses only.

Practicing Lean is a collaborative eBook project initiated by and edited by Mark Graban, with Paul Akers as a contributor.

02.22.17 | Categories: Lean

Happy Customers & Happy Feet!

Another 2 Second Lean improvement from Pitt Meadows Plumbing showing a super creative use of FastCap’s Kaizen Foam.

Do you Poka-yoke?

Paul Akers discuss how at a Japan Starbucks they use Poka-yoke (process used to avoid mistakes) to make sure he gets his soy milk.

In Russian

Lean at my Home Woodshop

Paul Aker always says the real litmus test for whether you get Lean is whether you do it at home. So he takes us on a tour of his home shop.

02.19.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, Lean, Lean Homes

Are you making it too hard?

02.18.17 | Categories: *Contains Videos, 2 Second Lean, Lean, eBlast