April QEK Kaizen 4/12/10: Use it up, wear it out, make it do...

Before: My son wanted to wash the car but the garden hose end was "customized" by an unfriendly lawn mower.  He had to go back and forth a long way to shut the water off between scrubbing sections of the vehicle and wasted a lot of water in the process.

After: He kinked the hose and placed it under the tire and controlled the flow of water between uses.

Benefits:

• Eliminated 90% of the wasted motion going back and forth to turn on and off the hose.
• Reduced water waste
• Used existing hose without purchasing a replacement
• Reduce teen boredom and annoyance

What have you improved today?

Dan Lafever, Kaizeneer