"Toast KAIZEN": Introduction to Lean Principles DVD

I've been teaching Kaizen, YB, GB, and BB classes for about 6 years now, and this is one of the simplest, most to the point videos I've found to describe the concepts of lean principles. We used to use a bunch of powerpoints and my boring self in front of class - then we switched to the video. Not only are my students (adult learners) more interested, I've found the knowledge to stick with them longer than it did under our old methods. That sounds like success to me.Pros:- It isn't jargon laden or complicated - and it hits the very high level key points of Lean.- It's practical and relateable for almost everyone. They get it.- Shows that Kaizen isn't just for people with tons of training - we do it implicitly all the time, and this helps tie it back to the real world.- There are plenty of breaks and times to stop to practice tool use - value stream mapping, waste identification, 6S, etc.Cons:- We've had to do additional explaining when using this video overseas. A couple people were not that familiar with butter - thinking it cheese or something else. This is a minor quibble. Bruce speaks well and is easily understood, and the process is simple enough that virtually everyone knows what making toast is like.

GBMPis the best. This video is a love/hate thing. Some people love it and some people don't. Personally...in all my years of teaching Lean, I have never found a way to introduce people to the 8 Wastes better than this video. Everyone from executives to front line workers in ANY industry will benefit from watching. Oh...and I have seen lots of people copy this video...stop the piracy. Give the author their due and purchase this.

The video provides basic information about identifying and removing waste, how to make simply improvements, and how it is a continuous process. It is very effective for a training tool to show how improvement applies in any situation. I would recommend this to any business that uses lean principles in a business or manufacturing environment.

A well done video that brings the 7 forms of waste in Lean principles down to earth in a way anyone can understand.

This is a great video to portray basic lean concepts to most people. Basic terms and a process that can be related to. I love this video.

Good Video for teaching the most basic concepts of Lean Manufacturing. Not for people already aware of the 8 kinds of waste.

We used this video on the 7 wastes in all processes and it was a huge success at our management retreat. Over 100 managers watched and participated in this training and the reviews were excellent. Developing an eye for waste in processes is what this video is all about. Very entertaining as well!

I found this video effective in getting a Lean Intro class from a service based company to understand the 7 wastes.