Book/This-Is-Lean

Kingman’s formula: relationship between variation, resource efficiency and throughput time utilisation = resource efficiency (src: Book_ This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom)

throughput time = flow units in process * cycle time eg. time for you to make it through airport security queue = ppl before you * avg time to check a person (src: Book_ This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom)

(src: OSI model - Wikipedia)

(Book_ This Is Lean - Niklas Modig) TL;DR Lean means valuing flow efficiency over resource efficiency Choosing for lean operations is a strategic choice with pros and cons. Maybe also Lean means valuing continuous small improvements over one big improvement. That continuous improvement is aimed towards the (impossible) ideal of 100% flow efficiency AND 100% resource efficiency. But favors flow efficiency, so it will focus first and focus more on flow efficiency....

Situational Awareness Book_ This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom everybody on the team maintains situational awareness (src: Video_ The Scaling Dilemma - Mary Poppendieck) (origin: Book_ This is LEAN - Niklas Modig & Par Ahlstrom) Jidoka Chapter 5 automation with a human touch The loom had a function that was unique at the time: textile production stopped automatically when a thread broke. This made it immediately possible to identify, analyze, and eliminate the problem that had arisen....