LEAN - Day 10

WHY

Lean Sustainability refers to the practice of maintaining the benefits of a Lean implementation over time. Lean is a management philosophy that emphasizes the elimination of waste and the continuous improvement of processes to maximize customer value. Sustainability, on the other hand, refers to the ability of a system or process to endure over time.

 To sustain the benefits of Lean implementation, it is important to focus on ongoing training, communication, and continuous improvement.

WHAT

Lean sustainability is a way of thinking and doing things that helps you save money, time, and resources. Which helps you make your customers and the planet happy. Try to avoid wasting anything that is useful or important, such as materials, energy, water, or time. It means you try to do things faster, better, and cheaper while giving your customers what they want and need.

Lean sustainability has two main ideas: always try to make things better and care about people and the environment. Always try to make things better means you look for problems and find solutions. Care about people and the environment means you think about how your actions affect others, such as your workers, customers, suppliers, and society. It means you think about how your actions affect nature and use natural resources wisely.

Demonstrate

You can use lean sustainability in any kind of work or activity, such as making things, building things, growing things, or helping people. Some examples of lean sustainability are:

1. Using sunlight or wind to power your machines or lights

2. Using old or leftover materials to make new things or fix broken things

3. Making things that last long, are easy to fix, and are good for the environment

4. Checking your work for mistakes and fixing them before they cause more problems

5. Arranging your workspace or tools so you don't have to move around too much or carry heavy things

6. Asking your workers and customers what they think and how they feel

7. Learning new things and teaching others what you know

To use lean sustainability, you need to have a big goal and a good attitude. You need to use some tools and methods that help you find waste, measure how well you are doing, and make changes that work. Some of these tools and methods are:

• Value stream mapping: a tool that helps you draw a picture of how you do something from start to finish, showing where you waste time or resources and where you can improve

• 5S: a method that helps you keep your workspace clean and organized by following five steps: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain

• Kaizen: an idea that encourages small and constant improvements by asking everyone to help

• Six Sigma: a method that helps you improve quality by finding and reducing mistakes using numbers and facts

• Lean Startup: a way that helps you make new things or services by trying them out and learning from feedback