“If it works in the break room – it’ll work anywhere,” Love that!

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George Chrisman, of Walters & Wolf, sent us this video in which they used the lean concept of 5 s’ing (Sort/Straighten/Shine/Standardize/Sustain) to maintain their band saw area. At FastCap we’ve simplified 5 s’ing down to 3 s’ing: Sweep/Sort/Standardize!

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The new GA VSD+ compressor from Atlas Copco is manufactured on a lean production line. For more information on this organization, visit their website.

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Paul Akers show several examples of the waste of transportation. Do you think those poles could get any longer?

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Every thought about what TSA is trying to accomplish? By posting a terrorist attack pictorial display, they have communicated it clearly.

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Kevin Chase, of Chase Plastics, sent us this video showing how lean is making a big difference at their organization. For more information on Chase Plastic, visit website.

Fernando Gonzalez sent us this video showing a very cool extension cord cabinet he made. This is a fantastic improvement!!!

Chris Wolf, of Walters & Wolf, sent us this video showing how they saved both time and space when they leaned out the process of loading the door carts onto a truck. It is now a one person job.

Scott sent us this video showing how they 3 s’ed (sweep, sort, standardize) their office supply closet.  Each step makes a difference.

Steve Carmichael, of The Carmichael Workshop, entered the 2014 Summers Woodworking 2×4 Competition and made a acoustic telecaster guitar out of one 8 foot 2×4. Quite impressive and extremely lean. And, of course, he won!!!