Aster Training will resume both on-site and workshop training courses from March 2022.
Read MoreSpecial arrangements during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Articles | 19 Jun 2020 11:52:28
During the COVID-19 pandemic Aster Training will be providing all of its training courses via on-line collaborative platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. If you would like to find out more about any of our courses, please get in touch via enquiries@aster-training.co.uk
Read MoreWhat do birds of prey and some ‘experts’ have in common?
Articles | 9 Jun 2018 10:39:15
A strange title to an article?, then let me explain. When a bird of prey catches its food, it arches its shoulders and wraps its wings around its prospective meal as if to say, "Get off, this is mine".
Read MoreDoes where people sit in an office affect their Productivity?
Articles | 8 Jun 2018 10:34:03
In recent times, many organisations have either implemented lean or have considered using lean as a way of bolstering flagging productivity.
Read MoreBuilding a Kaizen culture starts with the 'Just Do Its'
Articles | 6 May 2018 17:12:31
At almost every Kaizen training course we deliver, we get asked the same question, how do we get started?
Our answer is always the same.
Read MoreKamishibai boards can help sustain 5S
Articles | 5 Apr 2018 07:57:55
Maintaining 5S once the excitement of its introduction is over and the easy gains have been achieved is a challenging task. It is vital we introduce some standard work activities to ensure the environment we have worked so hard to create is maintained and built upon.
Read MoreLeaders have an important role to increase UK Productivity
Articles | 28 Dec 2017 12:42:39
The media has been full of reports over the past 12 months regarding how the UK lags behind a number of other countries with respect to productivity. The exact reasons for this would appear to be both varied and complex. There have been lots of suggestions from learned commentators regarding how to improve productivity.
Read MoreFrom Team member to Team Leader
Articles | 17 Dec 2017 13:30:55
Darren, took a big gulp of air and walked in the main office to meet the Production Manager. He had arrived early and there was no one else in the office. His isolation only served to heighten his apprehension. Today was his first official day as a Team Leader. Whilst he had been at the company for 11 years working on the assembly line, today he was starting his new role as Team Leader of Cell 2.
Read MoreA Value Stream Mapping Case Study
Articles | 13 Oct 2017 08:12:12
It had unfortunately become a familiar scene at the monthly board meeting, Directors squabbling over who was to blame for the company's poor delivery performance.
"Guys, guys, please, let's have a time out", said Mark the MD.
Read MoreLean metrics will drive the right behaviour
Articles | 6 Oct 2017 19:53:46
If you select the right business metrics, they will drive the right lean behaviour.
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