Lean Restart

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Paul Akers discusses what you have to do to make Lean work for you...what he would do if he restarted Lean from the beginning.
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Paul Akers is an entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, & Lean maniac. He has written several books on Lean and he travels the world to educate & speak about Lean principles, Lean manufacturing and Lean Health. Paul has a weekly podcast called The American Innovator where he shares about Lean & his travel adventures. For more information on Paul Akers and Lean, visit his website. paulakers.net/
He is the founder and president of FastCap, based in Ferndale, WA. FastCap is an international product development company founded in 1997 with over 2000 distributors worldwide. At its core, FastCap is a Lean company, determined to continuously improve everything, everyday. FastCap's products reflect the idea that everything can be improved and the best ideas come from the shop floor.
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@furniturerefinishingbyrene8653 7 жыл бұрын

The gold you captured in this lean synopsis is fantastic, but I would like to add one thing to this, Paul. Back in 2014, I emailed you a question about how you used to handle scheduling custom projects when you had your shop and you challenged me HUGE with your answer. ONE PIECE FLOW. One kitchen per month in your case. I thought that this would be impossible since it seemed we always had to have several going on just to get by, but I chose to be humble about this and dive in. It has taken time to fully transition, but we set our compass to that destination and pressed on. By doing this, we have cut our backlog down from 4 months to 4 to 6 weeks and we now complete a project for a client in 2 weeks vs the 6 - 8 weeks it was taking before ONE PIECE FLOW and lean. MIND BLOWN. And we're not done...not by a long shot! Thanks Paul!

@jerrychandler7094 3 жыл бұрын

Not everyone is a fan of one piece flow. If the cycle time for machinery is faster with batches, the logic of one piece flow is lost.

@ErikPeterson1 7 жыл бұрын

the last couple months I have been getting religion watching everything I can get from Paul Akers. The enthusiasm, drive and leadership inspires me.

@FastCapLLC 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, Erik. Thanks. You made my day!

@jerrychandler7094 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, same here! Paul, you’re a huge inspiration!

@willwyatt7023 7 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's not everyday that you get to offer a Lean suggestion to Paul Akers!!!!!! Here's mine. RE, the toothpaste discussion at the end of this video: Put a pea-sized bit of toothpaste onto your brush, then push that small amount INTO the bristles with your tongue. That small amount is ALL you need. This method is faster and there's a lot less waste. The picture the toothpaste manufacturers have on the boxes of a HUGE gob of toothpaste covering the entire surface of the bristles, (with the little Dairy Queen doodle at both ends if you're good) is to sell more toothpaste. You do NOT need that much. BTW, I'm a dentist, and I've been having a blast applying Lean thinking in my office over the last 6 months, ever since I discovered Paul Akers and 2 Second Lean. This week, we're going to start the book as a team, one chapter/week. Thanks, Paul.

@FastCapLLC 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent suggestion. I will do it today!!!!

@willwyatt7023 7 жыл бұрын

I should make a Lean video about it, right?

@FastCapLLC 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly....send me the link and I'll share it!

@daphlavor 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, I have watched a number of the Lean videos, and can appreciate the sentiment and mindset of the system. I used to work in restaurants and a retirement care home, and also on a personal level, waste drove me up a wall. But after seeing the examples put forth, I can still make improvements to my everyday life. First is to de-clutter, then it is all down hill after that. Keep up the good work. Sam

@FastCapLLC 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam. I will be making improvement every day for the rest of my life!!!

@gertoberholster5 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video respect sir.

@ccmose 7 жыл бұрын

Love this Paul.

@shanerhoden 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul! Big fan. I’ve been doing lean for about a year now, and it’s really added value to my life. I run a small business, and when we bring on a new hire I was wondering if you had a video we could share that explained the basics of lean, and how to apply it. Currently we are sharing a 1.5 hour video seminar you taught, and we have had feedback that the lean video we use could be more lean. Any suggestions on a good starter video for lean? Thank you so much! I appreciate you!

@paul-akers 4 жыл бұрын

Shane Rhoden Wow there are so many videos I've made thousands of them and there's so many that I think could be helpful have you Checked our the library on my website