For the very first time in English. A unique opportunity to better understand what Lean is today directly an ex-VP of Manufacturing of Toyota.

Nearly everyone is “already doing Lean” and, in the vast majority of cases, the results are disappointing, both financially and in terms of the adoption of the different elements, from the tools and principles to the “philosophy” or Lean culture. Yet the company that "invented" Lean – Toyota Motor Company – continues to outperform its competitors all over the world. For instance, in France where Marris Consulting is based, the Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) car assembly plant continues to be profitable and continues to grow in sales and in the number of its employees thereby demonstrating the power of “Good Lean”.

No other car manufacturer can do this. How does Toyota obtain results that all their competitors claim are impossible?

To understand the key success factors of Toyota, Marris Consulting has the honour of welcoming Reynald Debaut-Henocque, ex-Senior Vice President of Manufacturing of Toyota Motor Manufacturing France to co-host these training sessions. He has experienced first-hand the development of Toyota’s manufacturing in France since 1999. He will explain the Toyota way or “Good Lean” during two thirds of this training. Philip Marris will complete the picture by presenting the “Bad Lean” practises that he has observed based on his over 30 years experience in over 250 companies all over the world and in all kinds of industries. He will also explain how to adapt Toyota's solutions to other non-automotive industries.

Online training, 2 hours per day over 4 consecutive days. 3:00pm CET / Paris time. 500€.

What is the theory of constraints? Beginning with the ✅overview, learn the ✅steps of theory of constraints, & how it helps in Lean Management.

 [...] TOC and Lean manufacturing are similar methodologies, they can be combined to focus in on and directly improve the constraint. Theory of Constraints is more focused than lean manufacturing and lean management, though, and where the theory is focused on constraints, Lean is more focused on customer needs, eliminating waste, and reducing costs. 

To combine the methodologies, Theory of Constraints can be used as a mechanism for prioritizing techniques and decisions. Lean manufacturing, then, offers a toolbox of improvement techniques to apply. 

In the end, manufacturing effectiveness will increase due to waste being eliminated from parts of the system that contain the largest constraints on both opportunity and profit. What’s more, Lean manufacturing tools and techniques can also be applied to equipment that’s subordinated to the constraint.

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Lean versus Theory Of Constraints - 1 hour webinar discussion with 4 experts. Recording available. This sort of high quality discussion is rare. Thank you to Jason Morin
for organizing this. And thank you to the participants:
- Mark Rosenthal
- Mark DeLuzio
- Max Krug
- Mickey Granot
Audio and Transcript available here :
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"LEAN VS. THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS (28-JUL-2020) Audio Recording (MP3) + Transcript"
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Value stream mapping is a method to create a structured image of the material and information flow on the shop floor. You often hear that a value stream map should be the first and last thing to do during a lean project. It sometimes sounds like all you need is VSM and Kaizen and you are on the road to success. This is bollocks! While value stream mapping is sometimes quite useful, it is not a universal tool.

17 years after releasing his seminal book, “The Toyota Way,” Dr. Jeffrey Liker has just published a fully revised second edition.
In this webinar, he will explore one of the core questions that drove him to revisit his work: How does Industry 4.0 technology — and AI in particular — extend the Toyota Production System?
Topics in this webinar include:
How the Toyota Production System has evolved in the Industry 4.0 era, and what has stayed constant
How DENSO uses AI in real-world smart manufacturing ...

"Perhaps we can view the kata as a catalyst that juices scientific thinking which is the engine that drives The Toyota Way," says Jeff Liker in this article explaining how Toyota Kata and the Toyota Way fit with each other. He also notes that Mike Rother calls them "starter kata" rather than "finishing kata."

William Hoefle discusses why and gow to combine the Theory of Constraints with Lean (and Six Sigma).

Fascinated with the art of making things, I am working to improve it. Trained in engineering, applied math, and data science, I got my feet wet in production in the early 1980s, and later apprenticed under master Japanese consultant Kei Abe for eight years, starting my own group in 1996.
My specialty is supplementing direct observation on the shop floor and stakeholder interviews with data mining on clients' information systems, often rapidly identifying previously unknown patterns in product demand or manufacturing performance. My recommendations, both in technical content and in implementation management, are specific to the business, technology, and human resources of each client.