We're simplifying *everything!* | 2023 Lean Warehouse Improvements Tour

We're simplifying everything! | 2023 Lean Warehouse Improvements Tour

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The team and I here at OOD HQ continue to be inspired by lean process improvements and how we can implement them in every facet of the business -- even some places you might not normally look. Here's our latest list of lean improvements.
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FAQ & Corrections:
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Chapter Timecode:
0:00 Opening & Introduction
1:06 New Camera For Shorts & Tutorials
1:42 Dedicated Studio Storage
2:02 Clean & Clear Workspace
2:35 Customs-Safe Packaging Tape
3:25 Restroom Improvements
3:59 Massive SKU Reduction
4:30 Receiving needs some work...
4:44 Updated Virtual Prep Cards
5:06 Grocery Sorted by Frequency
5:39 Label Printer Proliferation
6:17 Misc Office Improvements
6:53 Break Area Improvements
7:18 Overstock Location Reference
7:45 3D Printing On Demand
8:27 Improved Order Picking Path
9:08 Scott Galloway on Entrepreneurship
9:25 New Content Strategy
10:06 Closing Remarks
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Out of Darts, run by Luke, is a one-stop hobby shop for all things nerf, foam-flinging, and blaster tag. We carry all the supplies, tools, and accessories to make your modding journey easier! We create original 3D-printed blasters and mod parts with almost 100 3D printers. Check out our site below for guides, build lists, and resources.
Edited by J Perry Heun, Out of Darts Media Producer
‪@paul-akers‬ ‪@TheProfGShow‬ #LeanManufacturing #2SecondLean #TheToyotaWay

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@michaeljordan7108 5 ай бұрын

A thought on the media time-management/short form: The algorithm is ruthless. You know this. I would recommend a second channel dedicated to shorts and short -form. Yes, it's a whole new channel with no audience yet, but from what I've experienced and also seem from other KZfaqrs, it will be better in the long run. Keep your long videos on "Out of Darts", and make a second channel called "Out of Short Darts" where all the short form content can be found. Edit for some more context: Essentially KZfaq has two algorithms; shorts and traditional. And it will digitally assign you as either one type of channel or the other. Mixing them tends to throw off the engagement numbers.

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

I'll take a closer look into this! Thank you! Logistically, it may be challenging to implement this, but we'll do some more research about what's the best way forward.

@FortyTwoBlades 5 ай бұрын

I literally look forward to these videos more than anything else. I love you and your crew's ideas and commitment to continuous improvement!

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! What are your thoughts? Do you have anything you think we should implement? Let us know down below!

@Evwan 5 ай бұрын

The mic quality is pretty rough on that little DJI cam. Sounds super compressed and isnt particularly pleasant to listen to

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I'll take a listen when I'm editing the next video! - Perry

@mainstay. 5 ай бұрын

The problem I have with 'Shorts' is, I can't scroll the curser back to repeat something you said or showed, I have to re-watch the whole thing from the beginning, I can't download it for later reference. I hope you keep your build guides to 'longform'. I guess your reviews will be short form, I'm not sure I would enjoy that as much. Just some honest feedback.

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

@@mainstay. I'm not sure how long ago they implemented it, but you can scrub through shorts by dragging along the red progress bar at the bottom. Before that feature, yes, I agree it was slightly annoying. As for our tutorials, we will always have a crystal-clear longform version for people to use, even if we also make a hyper-cut for shorts. Thanks for your feedback and happy modding!

@ben_nerf_lego 5 ай бұрын

I like how everyone is trying to simplify everything

@thuunderwizzle 5 ай бұрын

Luke, I really love these LEAN videos. Each one has helped me get my home workspace more productive! Thank you for sharing him what you’ve learned and letting us launchpad off your lessons learned!

@xfoxgames 5 ай бұрын

So many changes, we love it! WAY TO GO!

@kirbyfu2615 5 ай бұрын

as far as videos go, hope yall continue doing long-form reviews, they're some of the best reviews out there

@ShopNation 4 ай бұрын

Love it, such a cool operation you've built!

@mwhall4127 5 ай бұрын

As an engineering student who's taken a few classes on advanced manufacturing I absolutely love these videos. You guys are super skilled with all this stuff.

@andywong6150 5 ай бұрын

not the most important, but a suggestion for the "grocery": have a "fast mover" (most frequently used parts) in the lowest row, and then the rest sorted alphanumerically. This is common in pharmacy practice, but there are also way more drugs than bins from what I saw in the clip

@Sillybutts 5 ай бұрын

Love these videos, really helps me with planning.

@atlasunit22 5 ай бұрын

Automagically. I will have to use that more often The shop looks much more organized and spacious since the open house

@TheMegahontake 5 ай бұрын

The organization is beautiful!

@benlam419 5 ай бұрын

What an absolute unit, literally...

@millermdiehl 5 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes keep doing these videos. oh also completely separate what happened to the 950 Lipo batteries?

@David_Randall8108 5 ай бұрын

I am loving the shorts!

@Eulemunin 5 ай бұрын

Love to see how you all improve.

@lukejimmink8091 5 ай бұрын

Taking care of that muda, mura, and muri in one video! You might not be at the scale for this yet, but I love Impinj's RFID systems for tracking movement and asset/inventory locations. It can reveal where a lot of other inefficiencies lie and makes inventory management easier.

@dslrvideoshooter 5 ай бұрын

👏FULL👏SHOP👏TOUR👏PLEASE👏

@DaGrox94 5 ай бұрын

This was weirdly interesting and your energy and excitement for the changes is infectious :)

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@fatboyshadetree5139 5 ай бұрын

I love the short form videos when you are doing educational stuff. I still refer back to older videos when im stuck with something. Also my order was just sent in for more stuff. Hope it is a good kickoff for 2024.

@David_Randall8108 5 ай бұрын

My favorite content is standard videos. I feel like most of the time they are more in depth, but that's probably because the topic of the shorts don't need to be. : ) I am really enjoying the shorts though!

@alwaysfallingshort 5 ай бұрын

When I got a package recently from you guys I immediately thought the out of darts tape looked alarming to people who don't know what it is :P

@CRNerf 5 ай бұрын

Love behind the scenes videos. Thank you for sharing with us.

@FoamworkAdelaide 5 ай бұрын

I love every lean and behind the scene video and OOD has always been a inspiration to me for how to improve my own. Thanks Luke for showing this and I am buying the books❤

@marcozacarias1675 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love these videos! Thank you. Please more video as about video making 🙏

@nicholasmazzarella2720 5 ай бұрын

OoD Yes these videos are super cool. Blasters and LEAN techniques sounds good to me. Keep.up the great work.

@blaster-time 5 ай бұрын

love the Lean video's! Always something to learn from them, and great to see the progress.

@blakbuzzrd 5 ай бұрын

Just when I think I can't love OOD more. You just keep firing on all cylinders, Luke. Keep driving innovation in that operation. Also: cool footage!

@FamilyFoamsport 5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry... this is the warehouse at it's WORST?? Frankly amazing. I've never been in a workspace that seemed so tidy. I'm reworking my workspace right now and this (along with a never ending stream of Adam Savage videos) is inspiring.

@raedien 5 ай бұрын

So... everything I did/do for Drac. :) Looks great Luke. Def motivated me to get s free things off my to-do list.

@malachimiller5736 5 ай бұрын

As an assembly engineer, i love seeing this kind of content. It's exciting to see progress you have made on your lean journey and I am looking forward to seeing how you and your team tackle the remaining lean opportunities. What tools do you have to help identify and implement lean improvements going forword?

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

We've recently added on a new person, and we've taken about as much time training him as he has helped develop better systems. Since he hadn't worked in the previous system, he could better identify places we could improve. In the future, we're looking at having co-workers trade places for a day and timing tasks in order to achieve that goal similarly and more sustainably.

@jamesstephenson8539 5 ай бұрын

Good idea on the tape. I once had a package from the Blaster Barn held by the USPS for about 2 weeks I think because his tape says Blaster Barn. Plus can you introduce your crew in a video so we can know who we are talking to?

@blankettoys8533 3 ай бұрын

I am watching this video to help me with my operations management class

@outofdarts 3 ай бұрын

Hope it proves insightful!

@ausgeknipst Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Learned a lot for our own operations. I am thinking about dropping some SKU's too, yet, as we also do lots of print on demand its hard to decide wether to do it, as the parts don't need any storage (besides some space on the SD card). Of course, if the items turn out to be somehow faulty and there are complaints it seems to be easier to just remove them from shop instead of trying to fix everything. Would appreciate your thoughts on that! Greetings Vlad from Ausgeknipst

@sirkiat 5 ай бұрын

Love to watch all your video very resourceful and good info.. do you have any promo code for this year? Haha

@KingSupreme125 5 ай бұрын

what the heck is that MXL monster of a (i think flywheeler) blaster thats on the shelf!?!?!

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

Pet project in progress... We may even get to share it one of these days, lol.

@garretsealey8093 4 ай бұрын

Love everything. My inly critique, keep paper towels in the bathroom. Hand dryers can bebkinda gross, sometimes something disposable is best. Also. Wanna keep towels? Hire a laundry service... Or make your kids do it.

@outofdarts 4 ай бұрын

We still use a minimal amount of paper towels for sanitizing and other purposes that require single use. We also keep on top of daily bathroom cleaning, so we can confidently say the hand dryer (and the wall below it) is cleaner than in most other implementations.

@garretsealey8093 4 ай бұрын

@@outofdarts LOVE IT!!!

@bigfootnintendorazr 5 ай бұрын

Need to keep long form video.

@Afunguy-bc6uf 5 ай бұрын

hype

@Spencer.Richmond 5 ай бұрын

Will the MTB Honey Badger motors be coming back? I really like them for basic Stryfe modification and I noticed that they are out of stock with you and with Containment Crew. Also, I really enjoy the behind-the-scenes look. It is very interesting as well as helpful as I acquire more tools and modify more complicated blasters with more parts.

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

Blastertech decided to pause the production of their wholesale hobby motors indefinitely. Because of that we can only sell what MTB motors we currently have in stock. The Honey Badgers just happened to be the first to go out of stock. We might design a replacement motor in the future, but we don't have an ETA that would be helpful to anyone. For anyone needing a motor with similar stats to the Honey Badger, Meishels and Fang ReVAMPeds will do in a pinch, though neither have quite the same RPM. Glad you enjoyed the video, though!

@ishootfoam992 5 ай бұрын

Luke seems to really like lean. Ig he can't get enough of the purple stuff.

@robertfoster7244 16 күн бұрын

Are you still using Prusa printers?

@arenhansen625 5 ай бұрын

Lean Six Sigma green belt here

@CincyNeid 5 ай бұрын

I really wish you guys would of put a survey out there for what people use/what people want. Just cutting 200 skus is kind of rough. Like i went to build a blaster, the Printables linked to all sorts of your items, but none of the are in stock. This could be a big issue moving forward.....

@outofdarts 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! Would you care to link to this blaster on Printables? We've thought very carefully when removing SKUs from our site, and only after looking at how many we actually sell on average in a three month period. In a way, these sales analytics are a survey of what people want and use, and keeping something on the site that only four people order one of in a year is just not practical. However, if you think that there's something that's glaringly missing from our site, shoot us an email! If there is sufficient demand, we might just add it to the site in the future. outofdarts.com/pages/contact

@EssxEnergy 5 ай бұрын

Why is there dislikes on this?

@BeefIngot 5 ай бұрын

I don't know about this advice. Lean is pretty easy to get addicted to. Oh... you mean the organizational strategy...

@Kenthis15 5 ай бұрын

I mean this in the nicest way, but if you think just buying a lot more expensive tech is simplifying you missed the memo. That’s a lot of extra expensive label printers that aren’t needed. That kind of Expense spending kills businesses in the long run.