Mike and Amy Cerny of Fit Couture have recently installed a lean manufacturing module at their small factory in Houston! I don’t want to steal any of their thunder at this amazing accomplishment but I am so proud and gratified to have been involved with their company over the past three years.…
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Lean manufacturing is resiliency
I’ve been working with DEs (designer-entrepreneurs) for nearly 15 years now. Through out that time, I have been gratified -but usually dismayed- by how DEs typically manage growth and success. As long as they’re operating at a low level, many DEs seem to function quite well.…
Lean Manufacturing Certification
At the risk of having my bookmark permanently deleted by the majority of my readership, I’d like to mention that it would appear that a Lean Certification standard is under way as per this month’s issue of Standardization News from ASTM.…
Pop quiz: Lean-ify this iPad case
Your challenge: watch this video and figure out however many ways you could think of to streamline production of these iPad cases made by DODOcase. It is neat to watch practiced people doing their jobs so smooth and neatly. That’s evidence of the muscle memory of experienced craftsmen at work.…
SPESA: Trip report on machines and Lean from Lisa Blank
Even though I’m a home sewing enthusiast and not a DE, I really wanted to attend SPESA. Why? The machines! I’ve been using industrial sewing machines since February 2009. While I love my machines, I wanted to get answers to several stitching problems I’ve been having as well as see what else is on the market.…