Fishbone diagrams to solve Manufacturing Problems

Published: February 17th, 2012

Fishbone diagrams may also be referred to as cause and effect diagrams, or Ishikawa diagrams, after their founder Kaoru Ishikawa. Whatever your preferred term, the fishbone diagram is a great tool for delving into a problem when we need to determine the root cause, and you are surrounded by the opinions of those around you. It provides a process to clearly define the "Effect" and then puts you to thinking about the possible causes, based on the categories of common problems in manufacturing.

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Lean Leadership is a key strategy in a high value currency environment

Published: February 16th, 2012

I'm hearing the $AUD value is set to stay for the medium term. Many sites are exposed to cheaper import cost providers in the region. Lean Leadership is a key strategy to engage decisions to be made at the lowest possible level.

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Using a Lean Diagnostic Tool

Published: February 10th, 2012

Do you need a Lean Audit? At TXM we have developed the Lean Diagnostic Tool to cover all aspects of your Lean Production System.

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The advantage of Right Sized Equipment

Published: February 3rd, 2012

When a manufacturing business starts along the Lena journey, we focus on streamlining the production processes by reducing waste and improving flow of product. After these initial gains are implemented and sustained we can truly understand the capacity in the factory. If our workload continues to grow, there will be a point where new equipment is needed. Looking at new capital equipment with a Lean eye will make sure your new equipment will compliment your Lean production system and not work against it.

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Getting Lean to stick

Published: January 27th, 2012

Getting Lean to stick and changing a company culture are BIG problems in many companies. If you aren't always improving, then you are going backwards.

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Using Tee Cards (Kamishibai) to sustain 5S

Published: January 19th, 2012

Often when a TXM consultant talks with a new client, the important concern is sustaining business improvements after the initial excitement of implementation has died down. We have found many times that well implemented tee-cards, done with the shop floor teams, are an integral part of sustaining our housekeeping and preventative maintenance efforts.

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Lean Qualifications: Certificate III and IV in Competitive Manufacturing

Published: January 14th, 2012

In addition to Lean improvement projects, TXM Lean Solutions also offers the formal Lean qualifications These are the TAFE courses of Certificate III and Certificate IV in Competitive Manufacturing. The courses are well supported with Government funding. TXM can offer these courses due to our partnership with the Australian Management Academy.

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Leading a Lean Transformation

Published: January 11th, 2012

Welcome to the TXM Find a better way Blog

We are excited to have a site for sharing useful and practical information:
Articles to read and Product reviews,
Useful hints for implementing the lean tools and Videos to inspire.

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Lean Production Preparation Process (3P)

Published: January 9th, 2012

Recently I visited an automotive electrical OEM to review their working supermarket for controlling work-in-process. As amazing as this was to observe supermarket in action, the standout moment for me was to be shown a mockup of the future assembly line, at full scale and made from materials found on site; lots of cardboard, drums, foam and wire. This full scale mockup has many benefits when developing the new process. This Lean process of mocking-up is called "3P" (Production Preparation Process)

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Lean Summary 2011

Published: December 22nd, 2011

The end of a year is a good time to look back and reflect on pasted lean articles. Here are our top articles of the year in a easy to find list. 1- Getting Started, 2- Embedding the Lean Tools, 3-Lifting the bar a little higher.

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