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3.5 Weeks Past the Deadline: How a Special-Purpose Machinery Manufacturer Mastered Penalty-Free Deliveries

Lean · 3 min read · 26.08.2026

Client A machine-building company manufacturing custom special-purpose machines — welding, testing and assembly equipment for industrial customers. 85 employees, one shift, supplemented by on-site assembly call-outs at customer facilities.…

Why 5S Fails After the Third Month — and What to Do Differently

Lean · 5 min read · 29.07.2026

Most 5S implementations do not fail because of poor discipline, but because of mistakes made in the first weeks. We break down the three real causes of decline and a practical way to keep 5S alive past month three.

What the customer won't pay for: 8 signs of hidden waste on the shop floor and in the office

Lean · 5 min read · 24.08.2026

Transfers, redundant second passes, or reports nobody opens — the customer doesn't pay for them, yet they sit in the cost per piece. How the question "Would the customer pay for this?" helps uncover hidden waste on the shop floor and in the office.

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Courses

Lean Manufacturing — Fundamentals

Efficient Production — SMED, TPM and OEE

Cost Reduction Without Endangering Growth

Management Skills for Supervisors and Team Leaders

Process Optimisation — From Mapping to Takt

Coaching for Manufacturing Managers

Topics: Lean (3) · Quality (4) · Costs (2) · Management (1) · Digitalisation (1)

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