Lean Tools

Give Me Five Minutes and You'll be Using Lean Tools Like a Pro!

Lean management tools can be used in any business, service or manufacturing, to eliminate delays, defects and deviation. There are seven "speed bumps" of Lean. All it takes is some sticky notes and a flipchart to find ways to cut cycle time in half and reduce defects automatically.

7 Speed Bumps of Lean	Most Commonly Used Lean Tools
Delays	Value Stream map
Overproduction
Waste & Rework	Control chart Pareto Chart Fishbone Diagram Histogram
Nonvalue-added Processing	Value Stream map
Transportation	Spaghetti Diagram
Inventory	Checksheet
Motion	Spaghetti Diagram
Employee Creativity	Brainstorming, multivoting, teamwork