Gemba Walk Checklist - Lean Enterprise Institute
2011年7月13日 · Gemba Walk Checklist. By James (Jim) Womack, PhD. July 13, 2011. Jim responds to this question from his Gemba Walks webinar: “Do you find it easier to complete your Gemba Walk if you have a pre-defined form to take with you on the walk?”. (Jim responds to a question from an attendee at the June 23, 2011, webinar on gemba walking):
Standard Work for Lean Leaders: One of the Keys to Sustaining ...
2013年12月4日 · Gemba walks The basic idea of a gemba walk is to go to the place in any organization where people create value . When the management team goes to the gemba on a daily basis—following a regular route at a standard time, possibly using a checklist to keep track of issues—they accomplish three objectives.
What kind of conversation should I expect during a gemba walk?
2017年1月9日 · One trick to keep in mind is to avoid frontal face-to-face conversations, which tend to trigger fight-or-flight reflexes (overbearing managers, defensive staff, etc.). The tools are a key ingredient of the gemba walk because they allow the leader and employees to look at any situation through the tool, stand shoulder to shoulder, and actually ...
Gemba and Quality - Lean Enterprise Institute
2012年2月1日 · A learning process that teaches engineers how to design quality into the product is worth several points of EBITDA. Spending time at the gemba doesn’t affect quality in any direct way – no manager is going to start making or checking parts. Just walking around and shaking people’s hands won’t improve quality either.
How to Go to the Gemba: Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect
2023年1月20日 · The words of Toyota Chairman Fujio Cho, “Go see, ask why, show respect,” are now famous as basic lean principles. I first heard Mr. Cho speak those words when I was deputy general manager during the early 1990s start-up of the Toyota Supplier Support Center in the U.S. Each week began with a meeting with Mr. Cho, who was my advisor, to ...
Safety Through Gemba - Lean Enterprise Institute
2015年6月24日 · Trust is powerful, fragile, and hard to build, yet very easy to destroy. Gemba is the basis for the conversation, and the mechanism for building personal capital, but flaws shared in trust must be acted upon and handled with care. It takes quite a bit of effort to grow the trust, but very little to deplete it.
Mapping Out Your Gemba Walks - Lean Enterprise Institute
November 25, 2015. "Gemba walks may sound like Lean 101 but they still require 110% of your undivided attention," writes Andrew Quibell. "And even then the problems that sent you on the gemba walk may go unnoticed if you don’t know what exactly you’re looking for." Check out Quibell's favorite sketch for mapping and honing the focus of his ...
• The daily gemba walk for senior managers: 9The 8 am walk through the fulfillment value stream to assess the situation. 9The 10 am walk across all of the verticals to address value stream issues in real time. The Gemba Walk • The best way to truly grasp your situation as …
Gemba Walks, 2nd Edition - Lean Enterprise Institute
2024年11月12日 · Gemba Walks, 2nd Edition. by James (Jim) Womack, PhD. $ 30.00. A collection of engaging, entertaining, and insightful essays by Jim Womack, based on the many gemba walks he has taken around the world. The 2nd edition contains 12 new essays in sectors such as healthcare and government.
It’s All About the Mindset on Gemba Walks
2017年8月17日 · From a leadership and gemba walk perspective, key factors that create noise and block the right mindset and behaviors from being adopted, are: Distractions. Status. Going with a solution in mind and showing that you are the Boss, a senior leader or super clever and know what needs to be done. Absence of feedback.