5S: Sort (Home Edition)
Discover the 5S practice of sort.
5S: Sweep/Shine (Home Edition)
Learn the 5S practice of sweep (shine). It’s more than just cleaning!
Introduction to 3S (Home Edition)
Learn about 3S—a simplified version of 5S that is common to many organizations doing ”2 second lean.”
Tour at Xylem Design with Paul Akers
Paul Akers delivers a 20 minute tour of Xylem Design—a wood shop employing about 30 people and influenced by the Toyota Production System (TPS) and 2 Second Lean.
Tour at Xylem Design with Brad Cairns
A shop vacuum is installed to prevent sawdust from building up. This is a part of “shine.”
Eliminating Sander Mess at Xylem Design
A shop vacuum is installed to prevent sawdust from building up. This is a part of “shine.”
Hugh Carnahan Explains Value vs. Waste
A truly fantastic video demonstrating the difference between value-adding activities and non-value-adding activities.
Saw to Edgebander Improvement
Excellent narration of kaizen eliminating carts and the wastes of transportation, motion, inventory, and over production.
