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Optimize process, do what the custmer will pay for, TPS, cross training helps improve workflow (assembly line), 7 types odf waste, transport, movement, waiting, 

inventory: only store what you need, keep daily supplies, restock at the end of the day

waiting: inform supervisor of delays and lack of work in your area, use time to cross train

defects: be slow and meticulous while working to not scrap the part/operation

transport: move parts after completing process, take more than one job at a time, move minimum distance 

motion: locate tools you need and move them near your workplace

overproduction: only make what you'll sell and no more

over-processng: always meet quality requirements, don't go above requirements 

See something say something, if you have an idea talk to a supervisor, lean ranges from small projects to large events

Lean is a workplace process that helps make workflow more efficient and less wasteful, it gives everyday steps to follow to be more efficient and meet the needed quotas. 

There are 2 different types of lean, one is people-centric and the other is profit-centric. People centric is focusing on bettering the process based on people the profit-centric is focusing on bettering the process for making more of a profit.

LEAN is the first step to adding automation.

My experience with lean is in the workplace of my summer job. They didn't have much experience with lean, most paperwork and some of the rooms were cramped and messy. I was tasked with making gift boxes for customers but the room I was in was very cluttered and disorganized, I spent a lot of time making sure I had all the snacks/drinks I needed to put in the boxes within arms length of me so that I could get as many boxes as I could done. I had someone checking on me and getting me things when I needed them but instead of telling them when I ran out of something I would tell them a little before so that they had time to get the materials for me and by the time they got back to me I would only have a couple left. My attempts didn't go unnoticed, they ended up tasking me to reorganize the room, in the end I made the room and the products inside the room easier for everyone to access and making the process of building boxes easier.