Lean Organisation

The importance of ‘triage’ in variable effort work packages in quality control teams

Published by Joe McCarthy in Lean Laboratory on September 27, 2022

Teams with high variability in incoming workload, face significant challenges in trying to organize their work in a fast productive manner. A quick controlled Triage process can boost performance without overloading team resources.

Improving Lab Performance with Six Sigma

Published by Andrew Harte in Lean Laboratory on September 4, 2018

Do you want to reduce lead times while improving productivity in your QC testing laboratory? Read the following case study to find out how.

Lean Organisation for Lean Programmes

Published by Pat Sheehan in Lean Programs on April 11, 2018

You’re a site leader three months into your Lean Programme and on the face of it things are going well but you’ve got doubts that the organisation structure is supporting your lean journey in the way you’d want.

5S in labs; a waste of time, right?

Published by Karen Wrafter in Lean Laboratory, Lean R&D on August 31, 2011

Deployment of 5S in a laboratory setting is a time consuming effort and one which in itself delivers little in terms of productivity gains. So why bother…?