
88 THE LEAN ANTHOLOGY
contain some new foods to fill out the recently emptied space on the
second shelf; a heavy closet cleaning might cause the wardrobe owner
to realize the need for a new pair of black shoes that complements his
dark suit collection; or, at a business, a new rack might be purchased
to make a closet full of maintenance equipment more usable to the
operator. The key is not to expect a large investment for infrastructure
if the sorting step has been taken, because usually there is less need for
storage space once unnecessary items have been removed.
Standardizing is a refinement step that makes the process so intui-
tive that a check ...