When I first heard that we need to eliminate waste to become lean in the I-CAR class I took, I thought of hazardous waste. However, they explained the waste that they were referring to was wasted time, steps, work, etc. Basically, eliminating anything that is not being paid for by the customer. For example, shuffling […]
Staying organized to produce a lean working environment in the collision industry.
I recently attended an I-CAR class, Cycle Times, which touched on the subject of lean. It was a great class. If you’re interested in improving the time it takes repair a vehicle at your shop, then I would recommend you attend this class. They mention in the class that cycle time is not only the […]
There is no letter (I) in the word team – working together in a lean working environment.
I’ve been hearing about the collision industry going lean. Therefore, I thought that I better check into the lean process to stay up with current trends and to determine what lean means for the collision industry. I’m still learning about this process, but I believe that we’ve been teaching some of the concepts already. For […]