Episode 11. Push, Pull, and Flow

In this episode Uriel and Devin explain the difference between push, pull, and flow manufacturing. This is a key aspect of the Toyota Production System and lean and is a big focus and goal of much of our improvement activities. Other topics in this episode: - Workholding standardization and how to hold op 2 - Going away for a few days highlighted some room for improvement on internal communication, documentation, and business management - Reducing batch size during the day but still allowing for large overnight runs - Overproduction. Why is making the thing you sell bad if it exceeds the immediate demand of the next station? - Tool management and how to handle exceptions to standard tooling. - Workplace safety. This is a central topic in many books in TPS. It is key to take care of employees so they can focus on improving the business. Please follow us on Instagram and share your improvements and tag us.www.instagram.com/incrementalci In this podcast we discuss concepts from Lean Manufacturing, the Toyota Production System, and general business management to improve our businesses. Thanks for listening! Please drop us a note with any and all feedback! If you have parts you need machined, reach out to [email protected] and follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/lichen_mfg If you need CNC'ed Buckles, check out www.austeremfg.com and follow at on Instagram www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing