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

This week's guest is Jeff Kaas. Jeff explained how Kaas Tailored went from making furniture to making PPE in response to COVID-19. Jeff also shared some of the mistakes they've made, including reverting to batch production.  A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  About Kaas Tailored (4:07) Their PPE initiatives (6:36) Overcoming their fear (8:55) What they started with (11:43) How the lean mindset helped Jeff and his team (14:58) What didn't work (18:57) Why we revert to bad habits (19:55) What they've learned and what they would do differently (25:57) Manufacturing face shields (32:59) Their production mix (35:03) The true power of lean (37:44) About their waste tours (39:41) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com GA 211 | How to Navigate a Kaizen Journey with Jeff Kaas GA 268 | Breaking Down the Seven Wastes with Jeff Kaas Kaas Tailored Kaas T