Standard Work Week at Beyond Lean

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Christian Paulsen

Does this pilot follow best practices?

Our new team is coming together for their 7 a.m. work session. This team is working through the steps of Autonomous Maintenance and is working through their agenda when the area supervisor approaches the team. His support is a welcome sight as he listens to the team’s interactions intently. The team leader then welcomes the supervisor and asks if he has anything to add.

The supervisor says, “I have a request of the team. The entire packaging department is running terrible and is way behind schedule. Your cartoner is all jacked up and is acting crazy. I need you to fix the cartoner and help get us caught up.”

The team was eager to help….

I am guest blogging today. You can see how this team became heros for their supervisor and what this has to do with Standard Work at Beyond Lean.

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Christian Paulsen is an Executive Consultant with 20 years of Lean Manufacturing. Chris adds value to organizations by driving process improvement and bottom line savings. Chris intends to help others by sharing the lessons learned after a quarter century of operational leadership, marriage, parenting, and even longer as a Cubs fan. Your comments on this blog are welcome. You can also connect with Chris via LinnkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook in the right sidebar. Chris welcomes your comments. Christian's professional services are available by contacting him through LinkedIn (right side bar)

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