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Lean Case Study: The City of Grand Rapids

Visual Management — Alen’s Standard Work Board

Steve notices a Visu­al Man­age­ment tool out­side Alen’s office.

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City of Grand Rapids - Why Lean?

25:27

2

A Sneak Peek of a Morning Meeting

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3

A Tour of Alen's Office

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Visual Management - Alen's Standard Work Board

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Next VideoVisual Management - Performance Measurements

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The Audit Checklist

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Visual Management - Time To Order

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8

Employee's First Introduction to Lean

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9

Red Tagging at the city of Grand Rapids

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10

A 5S Opportunity

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11

A Noticeable Improvement - Cost Reduction

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Stock In A Box

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13

The Motor Fleet Stockroom

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Inventory Recycling

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15

Kaizen Part 1 - The Kaizen Board and Quick Explanation

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Kaizen Part 2 - The Before

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Kaizen Part 3 - The After

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Kaizen Part 4 - The New Process

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Grand Rapids Conclusion

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Steve meets Super­vi­sor, Jen­ny Erick­son, who explains how they use their per­for­mance review board.

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    • 1h 53m
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    • 7 Videos
    • 1h 20m
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    • 6 Videos
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    • 5 Videos
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    While vis­it­ing the state of Con­necti­cut, Ron meets Com­mis­sion­er Cur­rey and oth­er staff mem­bers of the Depart­ment of Admin­is­tra­tive Ser­vices (DAS). Com­mis­sion­er Cur­rey is a great sup­port­er of lean and it shows as Ron talks with sev­er­al mem­bers of the DAS team. This video series is also avail­able for free for non-subscribers.

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