• Lean FAQs
  Gembutsu.com are a group of Japanese trained lean manufacturing consultants who embrace manufacturing excellence by implementing the tools and philosophy of the Toyota Production System (TPS). This is a link to their Lean FAQs page, which is a great place to find answers to common questions about Lean.

So, Why Free Lean?

In Today's Economic Climate - Free is Good!

Hello and welcome! As an example of innovation and value, this free lean site is committed to make "lean thinking" concepts of continuous improvement highly accessible for practitioners throughout North America. Guided by this idea, our primary focus is on accelerating the developmental process, sustaining the effort, and most importantly - driving for results.

The majority of the training modules are absolutely free to download and modify as needed. A management improvement process focused on elements of Safety, Quality, and Speed of Execution provides a framework for action. More foundational material developed in power point, word, and excel formats is ready to customize to fit your particular need. Click around to see what we have to offer!

Good Start

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  FREE QUALITY SITE

  FREE LEAN COURSE

  FREE INTERVIEW W/JAY WATSON
  

  FREE LEAN POSTER CARDS

  
  

• Look @ This Book!
  There are plenty of great books on the technical aspects of Lean. There aren't many about job satisfaction in Lean and how it makes you feel. Improvement programs affect more than just your time at work... check out Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean?

Training Tips

• Handy Hints for Presenters

  Team members get it when effective presenters give it. Here are some tips and tricks to conduct more productive sessions.

• Instructor Competency Audit Form

  Sharpen the effectiveness of your Team Leaders with this simple critique sheet. Coach and audit presenters at least twice a year.

• Quotable Quotes
  (play during breaks)

  Safety, Quality and Speed of Execution sayings inspire and motivate team members.

• Book Review

  Outlines the book - Creating A Lean Culture by David Mann. Utilize these questions and discuss answers at one-hour weekly planning meetings with the Site Leadership Team. Answers

Web Training

• FreeQuality.org is a collection of free resources about quality improvement that were written by graduate and undergraduate students. The FreeQuality web site originated as a result of the teamwork by Penn State University - Quality and Manufacturing Management graduate students. This work was carried on by the students of Boise State University and is now housed at Brigham Young University. At BYU, undergraduate and MBA students are lending their talents to making this an even better resource for quality professionals.

more Training Material
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