HashLLP(Lean Mfg. Consultants) @Hash_LLP

Transportation is one of the major wastes in a shop floor. It also has a lot of Side Effects. These side effects are more dangerous than the waste itself. Transportation means moving the product from one location to another location. There is no value ad…lnkd.in/gijjYJa

Many people think that having FG stock to meet the customer’s demand is Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing. No. You'll be able to serve the customers, but this is not JIT.  JIT manufacturing emphasises on pull production, only when there is a trigger from…lnkd.in/g7tPhsx

OverProcessing waste is a little difficult to identify, since they look like value added activities. How to identify this waste? OverProcessing are the efforts / activities we do to compensate for some of our inefficiencies in the processes. And, In many…lnkd.in/gUd627q

Shop floor professionals are focused on 'Work' throughout their day-to-day activities and many of them couldn’t differentiate ‘work’ and ‘waste’. Only if we can see the wastes, we would be able to reduce them. In this video, it looks like the operator is…lnkd.in/gC5z86H

Many professionals are familiar with PokaYoke(Mistake Proofing). Yes, it helps to avoid mistakes / errors. Defects is one of the wastes which people associate with PokaYoke. Is that all? No. PokaYoke is one of the foundations of Toyota Production Systems…lnkd.in/g2NSjbD

Many professionals think that having a few days of Finished Goods ready for Despatch to meet the customers’ demand is called “Just-In-Time” Production. Many Auto OEMs also suggest their Tier1 vendors to have a few days of FG stock. Is this the real Just…lnkd.in/gWqU2CC

I have been sharing a lot of content in Linkedin over the last 1 year and this gave tons of visibility and a lot of followers, not only from India, but all over the world. Many of them give me a call and share their thoughts, get clarified on some of th…lnkd.in/gZZsQ3Q

A lot of confusion and fire-fighting in the shop floor is due to the lack of proper communication to the employees. In many instances the information is not shared properly to the employees, leading to: 1. Missing the Urgent requirement-change in today’s…lnkd.in/g5NXqYu

We all get quality issues in our products/services and we take actions to eliminate them. However, most of the issues are repeated again and again. If we carefully analyse, there are no new issues that affects our quality, it's the same old issues that ge…lnkd.in/gGNc_bT

How to reduce the cycle time of Bottleneck Activities? This is a big challenge we face after identifying the bottleneck activities. There are 3 levels to do it. Level 1: Eliminate the NVA outside the Operation: Unwanted Handling of parts, Small Stoppages…lnkd.in/gTEAp9g

‘A typical unorganized manufacturing unit takes 4Xspace, 2Xmanpower and 10Xlead-time than required’ (From ‘Gemba Kaizen’ book-by Masaaki Imai). While these numbers may vary across companies, I agree with this statement. We are working with a large electr…lnkd.in/gveGpYH

Many Auto companies negotiate with their suppliers for Price Reduction every year. With rising Raw Material Costs, Employee Costs, Power and utilities costs, is it really possible for the supplier to reduce prices every year? I'm sharing some learnings f…lnkd.in/gAr6jAa

One of our clients wanted to purchase a Special Purpose Machine (SPM - a machine specifically built to the client's requirements, may combine 2 or more complex operations) and I analysed the requirement and then asked them to stop that purchase. I told t…lnkd.in/gu7RpW8

In many units, the setup time/Changeover time for machines are quite high. I have seen people taking more than 2 hours (in some cases it’s even more). They think that it is impossible/very expensive - to reduce the setup time. Issues with high setup time…lnkd.in/gCkngZr

Many people think Standards / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are difficult to create and follow. What is a Standard? A simple way to teach yourself and others to repeat a process again and again without variations/defects. You can list your daily ac…lnkd.in/gb4P52c

This week, I crossed 6000 Followers in Linkedin. In April, I had around 1000 followers and during the lockdown, I started sharing a lot of content related to Lean Manufacturing. This has created a big visibility for me (as a personal brand) and also for o…lnkd.in/gDuw6sJ

"Following Systems and Process-Oriented Approach will increase the cost of the Product/Service". This is what a Purchase Head recently told me. True Or False? One of our clients buy 2 products from a supplier and assemble them in their unit (just a click…lnkd.in/guwNs88

What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and how relevant / important is this? Many professionals just look at OEE as a number and do not understand the significance / foundation of the OEE. OEE is a measure to understand how effectively a machine i…lnkd.in/gFWUvyK

What are the wastes you can identify from this video? This is from an Assembly line in a Garment Unit in Vietnam. Activities performed in the Assembly lines are Stitching, Gathering, Ironing, Fusing, Overlocking, Button stitching, Trimming, etc. I can…lnkd.in/gtT4xf6

Cost Reduction is the major focus for all the manufacturing companies right now. Negotiating Prices with Suppliers, Delayed payments to vendors, Laying off people, Outsourcing, reducing Training & other welfare expenses are some common areas companies cut…lnkd.in/gVbW9Td