Lean
Lean Build Station
Lukas fixed what bugs him today by fixing the gap in the back of the build stations, which led to even more fixes. He used or discussed the following FastCap products:
Euro Door Stop
Deflector Fastening System
Powerhead Screw/Kit
Speed Dollie
SpeedClip
Remote Control Vacuum (RCV)
ProCarpenter Tape Measure
Fastcap Cover Caps
iGooseneck
Kiss Drill Bit System
Box Backer
Tyler creates a backer for the storage boxes so that they can easily be faced off. Stop the struggle!
Are you improving your improvements?
Lukas discusses how he uses FastCap ProHold to improve his improvement for keeping the spray adhesive in its proper place.
For more information on FastCap’s ProHold, visit our website.
Lean Egg Cracking
Thomas Riner, of Farming Outside the Box, shared this video showing how even egg cracking can be lean.
Lean Grocery Store | Japan Study Mission
Paul takes us through the shopping process at Trial Grocery Store in Kyushu, Japan. This is one of the stops on the Japan Study Mission. If you are serious about Lean, join Paul in November 2018 for his next Japan Study Mission. To learn more, go to this link.
FastCap Bathroom | Lean Bathroom
You would think that our famous FastCap Bathroom would be perfect since we always say Lean starts in the bathroom! Every FastCap tour starts with our visitors cleaning our bathroom! But Jen found a few more ways to improve our bathroom. Always improving!
“The Chomper”
Tyler improves the Beau Clip station, and then Peter takes it one step further. And then Tyler and Peter take it another step! Never stop improving!
For more information on FastCap’s BeauClip, visit our website.
Lean Construction Leaders | 4 questions
George Trachilis, or the Lean Leadership Institute (https://leanleadership.guru/), is working on a new book, Lean Construction Leaders, and they asked Paul 4 questions:
1. How far along is the construction industry in doing Lean?
2. Why is it so important to embrace Lean ideas?
3. How to solve the problem of competing agendas of multiple sub-contractors?
4. How can construction owners succeed in their business?