o The
walk allowed me to “open my eyes” to better improve the workplace.
o The
best outcome of the Muda Walk is making people aware of the waste that is
present in construction. Most
people accept the current state as normal and are so used to it that they don't
even know that waste exists. Here are two examples
1. While we were observing areas
we would prompt our workers on waste such as waiting for information (3 men-
over 2 hours) and they didn't
think it was waste because they said the folks we were watching needed that information.
2. A compressor ran out of fuel because
it wasn't checked before it left the yard. It needed a special fuel delivery (2
hours) by the superintendent, but this wasn't something they viewed as waste
because the fuel was needed.
What did you learn doing a Muda Walk? What can you learn?
Introducing
the Lean Construction Pocket Guide
- Covers
the why, what and how basics of doing Lean construction in an easy reading
down-to-earth format.
- 86
pages of useful information
- Small
enough to fit in your shirt pocket and goes anywhere
- Doesn’t
need batteries
- Great
for “tailgate” training and daily huddles
Contact
Dennis Sowards at dennis@YourQSS.com for details on how to obtain your copy.
