As some of you may already know, I’m kind of a petrol head in the sense that I like supercars, especially Aston Martins. I also consider myself very lucky to have a job as a driver for a rental company that offers driving experiences with exclusive car makes and models. Read more…
5S is a “tool” from Lean Thinking that covers workplace organisation in order to facilitate reducing waste. This is mainly because everything has it place and the most commonly used items are closest in reach. Simply put, whatever you need is always available in a certain designated spot, so you […]
Lean project management applies the core principles of Lean Thinking to reinforce the effectiveness of project management by emphasising iterative discovery and problem solving, value delivery and eliminating wasteful tasks, resulting in improved quality, reduced total elapsed project time and reduced project costs. – Steven C. Bell and Michael A. […]
Now that the holidays are over and the new CFUG season begins, we thought we’d do something different this time. This edition will not solely focus on ColdFusion technology, but will bring you technology and techniques that will bring the skills of a software developer, teacher, project manager etc. to […]
An agile conference is taking place all over the world, from the US and Brazil to Europe and even Japan. Both local and international speakers are selected to present their sessions about IT, game development, research, teaching, marketing, … You name it and someone will be working agile in that […]
The Rhythm Wheel (aka product wheel) is an innovative concept for lean production planning and scheduling. It leads to leveled capacity utilization, inventory savings, and better customer service level. The Rhythm Wheel concept allows more flexibility due to shorter throughput times and leads to lower cost of goods sold by […]
In a previous blog post I talked about applying Lean Thinking to a software development environment and what concepts can be translated from the Lean Manufacturing Practices. Another concept within Lean Thinking involves getting rid of all the waste. In a manufacturing environment, these are considered to be the 7 […]
Lean Thinking has been around for a very long time. Taking a few minor modifications into account, Toyota originally created this system in the mid 70s (it was called the Toyota Production System). Lean is also often used in combination with Six Sigma techniques for statistical control and has been […]