{"id":15756,"date":"2014-11-03T17:46:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T22:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?page_id=15756"},"modified":"2021-11-24T08:50:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:50:25","slug":"what-is-lean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-lean\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Lean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re here from a Google search, interested in what this whole <a title=\"lean online six sigma training\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-training\/\">Lean Manufacturing Training<\/a> thing is about, I&#8217;ll try to do my best to explain what Lean means. Keep in mind, I&#8217;m just like you &#8211; I&#8217;m learning about Lean everyday so I&#8217;m no expert by any means. But I&#8217;ll do my best to help you as you begin your Lean journey. Following the Toyota House model, here are the key principles and terms in Lean:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 819px;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 228px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-lean\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-lean\/', 'What is Lean?');\" title=\"what is lean manufacturing or lean management?\">What is Lean?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-heijunka\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-heijunka\/', 'What is Heijunka?');\" title=\"what is heijunka in lean manufacturing\">What is Heijunka?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-andon-in-the-toyota-production-system\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-andon-in-the-toyota-production-system\/', 'What is Andon cord?');\" title=\"what is andon in lean manufacturing and the toyota production system\">What is Andon cord?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-poka-yoke\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-poka-yoke\/', 'What is Poka Yoke?');\" title=\"define poka yoke\">What is Poka Yoke?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/?s=kaizen\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/?s=kaizen', 'What is Kaizen?');\" title=\"what is kaizen in lean manufacturing and the toyota production system\">What is Kaizen?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/batch-and-queue-or-single-piece-flow\/270\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/batch-and-queue-or-single-piece-flow\/270\/', 'What is One Piece Flow?');\" title=\"what is one piece flow, single piece flow in lean manufacturing\">What is One Piece Flow?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-kanban\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-kanban\/', 'What is Kanban?');\" title=\"what is kanban in lean manufacturing\">What is Kanban?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-push-vs-pull-strategy\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-push-vs-pull-strategy\/', 'What is Pull versus Push?');\" title=\"what is push vs pull strategy?\">What is Pull versus Push?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-just-in-time-manufacturing\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-just-in-time-manufacturing\/', 'What is Just in Time?');\" title=\"what is just in time manufacturing in lean production\">What is Just in Time?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-smed-and-quick-changeover\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-smed-and-quick-changeover\/', 'What is SMED?');\" title=\"what is smed, single minute exchange of dies, and quick changeover in lean manufacturing\">What is SMED?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/the-toyota-a3-report\/363\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/the-toyota-a3-report\/363\/', 'What is a Toyota A3 Report?');\" title=\"what is toyota a3 report in lean manufacturing?\">What is a Toyota A3 Report?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/5s\/180\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/5s\/180\/', 'What is 5S?');\" title=\"what is 5S in lean manufacturing and the toyota production system\">What is 5S?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/manage-for-daily-improvement-lean-manufacturing-system\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/manage-for-daily-improvement-lean-manufacturing-system\/', 'What is Shop Floor Management?');\" title=\"what is lean shop floor management all about?\">What is Shop Floor<br \/>Management?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/what-is-kata-process-improvement\/22073\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/what-is-kata-process-improvement\/22073\/', 'What is Kata?');\" title=\"What is Improvement Kata?\">What is Kata?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/the-theory-of-constraints-the-fundamentals\/2632\/\">What is the Theory of Constraints (TOC)?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 337px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/toyota-house-production-system-lean.gif\" alt=\"the toyota house, lean manufacturing\" width=\"400\" height=\"379\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 254px;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-lean-leadership\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-lean-leadership\/', 'What is Lean Leadership?');\" title=\"what does lean leadership mean?\">What is Lean Leadership?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/respect-for-people-principle-lean-management\/14553\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/respect-for-people-principle-lean-management\/14553\/', 'What is Respect for People?');\" title=\"what is respect for people in lean manufacturing\">What is Respect for People?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/root-cause-analysis\/172\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/root-cause-analysis\/172\/', 'What is the 5 Whys?');\" title=\"what are the 5 whys and root cause analysis in lean manufacturing\">What is the 5 Whys?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-takt-time\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-takt-time\/', 'What is Takt Time?');\" title=\"What is Takt Time in the Toyota Production System?\">What is Takt Time?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-gemba-and-gemba-walk\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-gemba-and-gemba-walk\/', 'What is Gemba?');\" title=\"what is gemba? what is a gemba walk?\">What is Gemba?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/genchi-genbutsu-go-and-see-part-1\/2896\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/genchi-genbutsu-go-and-see-part-1\/2896\/', 'What is Genchi Genbutsu?');\" title=\"genchi genbutsu, go and see, lean manufacturing\">What is Genchi Genbutsu?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-standard-work\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-standard-work\/', 'What is Standard Work?');\" title=\"what is standard work or standardized work in the toyota production system?\">What is Standard Work?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/pdca-cycle-or-pdsa-cycle-which-is-right\/13653\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/pdca-cycle-or-pdsa-cycle-which-is-right\/13653\/', 'What is Plan-Do-Check-Act?');\" title=\"what is PDCA in lean manufacturing and the toyota production system\">What is Plan-Do-Check-Act?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-value-stream-mapping\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-value-stream-mapping\/', 'What is Value Stream Mapping?');\" title=\"what is value stream mapping and its benefits\">What is Value Stream Mapping?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-visual-management\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-visual-management\/', 'What is Visual Management?');\" title=\"what is visual management in lean manufacturing\">What is Visual Management?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-mura-muri-muda\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-mura-muri-muda\/', 'What is Mura, Muri, Muda?');\" title=\"what is mura, muri, muda in toyota production system?\">What is Mura, Muri, Muda?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-jidoka\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-jidoka\/', 'What is Jidoka?');\" title=\"what is jidoka in lean manufacturing\">What is Jidoka?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-hoshin-kanri-in-lean-manufacturing\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-hoshin-kanri-in-lean-manufacturing\/', 'What is Hoshin Kanri?');\" title=\"what is hoshin kanri in lean manufacturing\">What is Hoshin Kanri?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/?s=lean+startup\">What is Lean Startup?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/what-is-the-role-of-the-waterspider-in-lean-manufacturing\/22565\/\">What is a Water Spider?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/resources\/what-is-cellular-manufacturing\/23483\/\">What is Cellular Manufacturing?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>So, What is Lean? Answering that question might be best done from reading from <a title=\"interviews with leaders in lean manufacturing, leanstartup, kanban, lean healthcare, and kaizen\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/leadership-interviews-innovation-thought-leaders\/\">Lean Leaders<\/a> themselves, but let me give it a shot.<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;Lean&#8221; was coined by John Krafcik of MIT, while he was part of the International Motor Vehicle Program. During a study of Japanese companies, he observed that Toyota did &#8220;everything with half of everything&#8221;: half the people, half the space, half the inventory, half the resources, etc., yet with very high quality. Not knowing what to call the method or approach that Toyota followed in their Operations, Krafcik used the word &#8220;Lean&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the term Lean stuck.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t until later that Krafcik, Womack, and others who were part of the International Motor Vehicle Program learned that what they observed was actually the Toyota Production System. They aimed to learn more about it.<\/p>\n<p>Womack and team then culminated their findings in the watershed book The Machine that Changed the World. It was after the publishing of that book that Lean really gained some traction outside of Japan.<\/p>\n<h2>The Toyota House<\/h2>\n<p>Lean is based on principles that will help an organization with the &#8220;complete elimination of all waste&#8221;. That phrase is important, but there are several concepts at play that we won&#8217;t go into detail here. But, there are other articles on this website where you can deeper understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Lean is based on several principles. I&#8217;ll now attempt to paint a picture of each of its parts and then bring it together into a more strategic whole.<\/p>\n<h2>Value<\/h2>\n<p>Value is always from the perspective of the customer. The opposite of value is formally called Waste. In Lean, there are 7 common waste that Lean aims to prevent and actively eliminate. The idea is that if we eliminate waste, then what is left over for the customer is value.<\/p>\n<h2>Principles, Methods, and Tools<\/h2>\n<p>In order to eliminate waste and only deliver value to the customer, Lean and the Toyota Production System has various approaches, methods, tools to achieve that aim. These tools are all based on principles.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the items in the Toyota House above deserve a topic of their own, but here&#8217;s the important thing to remember: one could get easily lost in all the tools, methods, and elements in the Toyota House. But the important thing to remember is that they are all aimed at eliminating waste and in helping the firm deliver value to the customer at the lowest possible cost. Many people get lost in their goal to learn a specific tool or approach. That is like focusing tree and not seeing the forest.<\/p>\n<p>Some common terms you&#8217;ll hear as you learn more about Lean are the following. Over time, we&#8217;ll dedicate an article to each of the terms above, to the right and left of\u00a0the Toyota House:<\/p>\n<h2>Respect for the Human<\/h2>\n<p>A critical element that is not discussed much is the notion of Respect for the Human or, is more commonly phrased outside of Japan, is Respect for People. At bottom, Lean recognizes the intrinsic value inherent in each person; their unique talents, gifts, and abilities. From the firm&#8217;s perspective, this means that recognizing the value in each individual, the firm&#8217;s goal then is to develop that through challenging assignments that align with the person&#8217;s interest, goals and needs of the firm, and the demands of the customer. The core of Respect for People is really human development.<\/p>\n<h2>What Lean is Not<\/h2>\n<p>One approach to defining Lean may be to show you what Lean is not. Here&#8217;s my attempt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lean is not a set of tools only<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not a silver bullet or an easy transformation<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not part of Six Sigma<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not just a process improvement methodology<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not meant to use to drive layoffs<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not a bunch of projects<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not just about speed or efficiency &#8211; Lean is also about quality<\/li>\n<li>Lean is not just for front line staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, this is just the beginning. On this site, you&#8217;ll find hundreds of resources to help you gain a deeper and more fuller understanding of Lean. 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