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ENHANCE YOUR OPERATIONS IN
2019 WITH LEAN MANAGEMENT
As businesses we are always striving to make
improvements where we can, whether it be to
increase customer satisfaction, boost profits or
even to improve sta e iciency. Implementing
‘Lean Management’ into your working
environment can help you do just that.
But what is ‘Lean Management’?
In short, the foundation of lean management
is finding and eliminating waste without
compromising on productivity. ‘Waste’ refers to
anything that is not adding value to the product
or the service that you are providing. A simple
way to remember the various types of waste is the
acronym DOWNTIME, which stands for:
Defects - Overproduction - Waiting -
Not utilising skills - Transportation- Inventory
excess - Motion waste - Excess processing
Which methods can help increase e iciency?
Of the 20+ methods used to improve e iciency, two
of the most common are 5S and Kaizen.
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5S is a five-stage approach to ensuring a clean and
organised workplace. This helps keep machinery in
working order and can also help to make your sta
work to their full potential.
It works closely with the Kaizen method which
is a system that uses feedback, o en from sta , to
help identify areas of improvement. Giving your
sta a chance to speak can help boost morale and
motivate the workforce.
Three simple ways you can start implementing
‘Lean Management’:
1) Using floor marking tape and shapes in a busy
warehouse environment can help boost e iciency
and sta safety. Simply marking out areas such as
loading and parking bays with DURABLE’s anti-slip
floor marking solutions is a great long term solution
with no installation costs involved.
2) Optimise your racking labelling system with
DURABLE logistic pockets. The scan-proof pockets,
which are also tear-resistant are a great way to
protect your labels, increase e iciency and avoid
mistakes when orders are being picked and packed.
3) Employee safety is always a high priority and
it’s important that this is not forgotten when
implementing ‘lean’ practices. Using floor marking
signs is a great way to help sta quickly identify
hazards, processes and safety information.
Key takeaways:
Lean Management doesn’t have to be di icult
DURABLE floor tapes are anti-slip and hardwearing
No need for installation fee’s
Logistic pockets can help improve e iciency
Floor markings can help prioritise sta safety
Cost-e ective long-term solution
www.durable-uk.com hello@durable-uk.com 01202 893 799
AJ PRODUCTS LAUNCHES A NEW
STUDY INTO WORKPLACE HEALTH
A 2018 report from the World Health Organisation
onus on UK businesses to make their workplaces
suggested that just over a quarter of adults
healthier and encourage sta to incorporate more
worldwide do not do enough physical activity.
physical activity into their daily routine. Speaking
The comprehensive study, which surveyed 1.9
at the International Society for Physical Activity and
million people across 168 countries, showed that
Health Congress in October 2018, Mr Hancock said:
27.5% of adults worldwide were insu iciently
“Workplaces can make a di erence: encouraging
physically active. In high-income Western countries,
breaks, o ering standing desks, having standing
including the UK and USA, this figure rose to
meetings - which in my experience tend to finish
37%. One of the reasons given for the high levels
quicker too.” He went on to add that “I know from
of inactivity in wealthier nations was the higher
personal experience that having a standing desk
proportion of people with sedentary jobs and the
use of motor transport. This sedentary lifestyle
can lead to numerous health issues including
obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease and
musculoskeletal problems.
Given the long hours spent by many adults sitting
down while at work, it is essential to combat this
issue in the workplace in order to create a healthy
work environment that encourages a more active
lifestyle among employees.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently put the
can help you get some exercise and improve your
productivity at work.”
AJ Products have launched a new survey on
workplace wellbeing to discover whether UK
workplaces are optimised to encourage physical
activity among employees. The survey will examine
the impact of the work environment on employee
health and wellbeing as well as the health initiatives
that workers would most like to see implemented.
AJ Products focuses on ways to solve the problem
of a sedentary workday. As a member of ukactive, an
independent not-for-profit organisation that aims to
promote active lifestyles, AJ Products is committed
to making workplaces healthier and more active
through an innovative and ever-growing range of
sit-stand furniture and by raising public awareness
of the health risks of prolonged sitting.
For idea’s on a healthier workplace, benefitting
both you and your employer, take five minutes to
watch this short film https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
business/great-british-business/aj-products-uk/
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