Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Tyler Athey. Tyler is at the beginning of his career but has accomplished a lot in just a few years. Ron and Tyler touched on a lot of different aspects of lean, including kanban systems, flow, culture, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: Two quotes that inspire Tyler (2:22) Tyler's background and his start in lean (3:50) His experience using kanban (8:09) One of Ron's anecdotes about the waste of motion (11:50) Running out of parts (12:44) Advice he would give his younger self (14:28) Finding the right balance (17:03) Focusing on learning faster (24:04) Ron's advice on batching, flow, and machinery (31:35) Ron's advice on final assembly cells (36:37) The millennial take on the lean movement (44:05) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com The Toyota Kata Practice Guide Tyler on LinkedIn Subscribe & Never Miss New Epi