The Psychology of Lean Improvements

6Making Change with Lean

Now that you have a firm understanding of 5S, you can begin to see how other Lean implementation tools can impact not only performance and company health, but also how they can change the mindset of your people for the better.

There are a diverse array of companies, products, processes, and employees. Lean, as an all-encompassing business philosophy, is applicable in any environment. However, you must understand the concepts well enough to know which application makes sense. High-volume, low-mix environments are perfect candidates for most of the Lean tools. Low-volume, high-mix environments are harder to apply certain tools. Auto collision repair shops have their own approach and administrative functions require a ...