Northwestern Michigan College

Northwestern Michigan College contributes 11 Lean improvements to the library, filmed on factory tours at Hayes Manufacturing. Together they cover transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, defects, and non-utilized talent, and every clip deep-links to the exact moment it happens.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Inventory Waiting

Below-minimum stock triggers a need tag that purchasing collects for replenishment.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Defects Motion

Production boards display target vs actual parts per hour to identify discrepancies.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Transportation Waiting

Shipping uses a linked visual board to plan shipments from production completion dates.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Waiting

Run-the-business board eliminates paper shuffling and searching for data during meetings, reducing wasted time.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Non-Utilized Talent Waiting

A mother A3 board displays annual big rocks and each strategic project's status.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Overproduction Waiting

Movable job magnets on a time-scaled board show each job's planned start and finish.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Motion Waiting

Truck pickup deadline (2:00 PM) marked on board to ensure jobs finish in time for same-day shipping.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Inventory Transportation Waiting

Colored shipping magnets show pulled, picked, no material, waiting, and credit hold jobs.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Defects Waiting

Daily metrics feed a monthly trend board to reveal longer-term performance.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Inventory Motion

Visual Kanban board in saw department ensures material availability and triggers replenishment.

Northwestern Michigan College Hayes Manufacturing

Defects Motion

Below-minimum stock triggers a need tag that purchasing collects for replenishment.

Production boards display target vs actual parts per hour to identify discrepancies.

Shipping uses a linked visual board to plan shipments from production completion dates.

Run-the-business board eliminates paper shuffling and searching for data during meetings, reducing wasted time.

A mother A3 board displays annual big rocks and each strategic project's status.

Movable job magnets on a time-scaled board show each job's planned start and finish.

Truck pickup deadline (2:00 PM) marked on board to ensure jobs finish in time for same-day shipping.

Colored shipping magnets show pulled, picked, no material, waiting, and credit hold jobs.

Daily metrics feed a monthly trend board to reveal longer-term performance.

Visual Kanban board in saw department ensures material availability and triggers replenishment.

Daily board tracks key metrics like orders, safety incidents, and machine downtime.