Identify your Muda, Mura and Muri
I've read these days a book called Gemba Kaizen , written by Masaaki Imai, a book focusing on how to continuously improve different business fields. The book shows multiple case studies from around the world met in different companies and the main idea is about applying Lean principles Gemba refers to the place where value is created and Kaizen relates to continuous improvement. So the book refers to continuous improvement in a working environment. The general idea is that in Gemba problems are visible and the best improvements will come directly from there, by doing a gemba walk - Taiichi Ohno developed this concept. A gemba walk is the action to see the actual process, understanding the work, asking questions and learn. It is a fundamental part of Lean Management philosophy. What was interesting to me reading this book is to see how Lean principles can be implemented in other business fields also and how everyone can benefit from Toyota Production System, as industri...