A Gemba Walk is a management practice where leaders go to the front lines (to the Gemba) to identify improvement opportunities, potential issues, and waste areas. In the process, managers must walk around where work is done, from factory floors to warehouses and healthcare facilities.
Join us as we do a GEMBA walk at A.O. Reed’s fabrication facility in Kearny Mesa. See how improvements in plumbing, HVAC and sheet metal fabrication, including prefabrication, have influenced the company’s fabrication processes by walking through the production lines. Observe how worker processes, equipment availability and utilization have changed the processes at A.O. Reed and what wastes still exist to provide recommendations. There is something to be gained by everyone who attends by understanding challenges and how front line workers can influence cost saving solutions. These concepts can be applied and adapted to every arm of our industry.