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Why do we do videos anyway?

Graham Johnson, of Omniduct, sent us this video explaining why Omniduct does before/after videos of lean improvements.

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Great work, Graham!

Paul’s Super Smoothie

Paul Akers shows us everything he puts into his super smoothie that he has every day. He also walks us through the My Fitness Pal App that he uses to track his food intake and exercise.

Lean Eggs

Thomas Riner, of Fancy Hill Farms, sent us this video showing how he applied lean to making breakfast. He nailed it 100%!!! Great insight, great clarity, great example!

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Dave West uses Saw Hood

Dave West, of Meadowview Construction, sent us these photos of him using FastCap’s ChopShop Saw Hood. The ChopShop Saw Hood saves you valuable time, by helping you keep your work area clean. This innovative product is easy to set up and eliminates billowing dust throughout your customer’s home. For more information on this product, visit our website.

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Dave West using Laserjamb

Dave West, of Meadowview Construction, sent us these photos of him using FastCap’s Laserjamb LJ3 Pro.The Laserjamb allows you to mount your laser anywhere from the floor to the ceiling. Because you can turn the mount at different angles it allows you to project angled laser lines on the wall and laser lines on the floor or ceiling. For more information on this product, visit our website.

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Do We Trust our People to make Lean Improvements?

Question: In practical application, what degree of control or oversight is in place governing the improvements employees may undertake on a daily basis, regardless of how large or small they may be? How to you prevent a runaway train? I understand that mistakes are ok and expected given that the greater good will prevail, just don’t quite grasp how you keep the rope tight on this issue.

Answer (from Paul Akers): We train of people like crazy. We have lean leads. We have expert lean implementers available for consultation.

Utilizing QR Codes for Standard Processes

Paul Akers demonstrates how FastCap uses QR Codes to help standardize their processes.

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Lean Order Picking

Paul Akers demonstrates how FastCap uses a Mouse cart to quickly retrieve products to fulfill orders. For more information on the Mouse Cart, visit their website.

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Lean Pallet Jack Storage

Furnace MFG sent us this video showing how they keep their pallet jacks organized with FastCap’s SpeedTape.

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The American Innovator – Lean Roundtable #3 – How Engaged is Your Team

Paul Akers, of The American Innovator, moderates the third lean roundtable where this month’s discussion focuses on how engaged are your people? The panel is comprised of the following lean fanatics:

Michael Althoff of Yellotools
Ashley Bailey from Klime-Ezee
Bruce Ennis from Be Quality
Greg Glebe of Xylem Design
Loren Jones of Xylem Design
Nick Koceljl of Walters & Wolf
Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy
Joe Danko of SnapCab
Paul Akers of FastCap

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