Gemba Day
HOST A GEMBA WALK AT THE 2025 LCI CONGRESS!
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Get the opportunity to host owners, members of the design community, trade partners and general contractors at your site on Friday, October 24. If your company has an active construction site, manufacturing site, office space or Big Room near Arlington, TX, you can give LCI Congress attendees a chance to put what they learned into practice. Submit a Gemba Walk application below to be considered!
Preference will be given to:
- Sites featuring Lean in action
- Sites within a 45-minute drive from Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center: 888 Nolan Ryan Expy, Arlington, TX 76011
- Sites with LCI corporate member involvement
Gemba Walk
What is Gemba Day at LCI Congress?
Gemba Day takes place the last day of LCI Congress and gives attendees the chance to “go to work” and apply what they have learned throughout the week. Each Gemba Walk is led by an experienced, Lean-practicing coach who facilitates discussions and guides attendees through front-line work processes. Recent coaches have said they benefited from the participants’ observations and process improvement suggestions as much as the participants benefit from seeing and engaging in discussion!
Gemba Walk Schedule on Friday, October 24
- Breakfast at the Loews Arlington Convention Center at 7:00 a.m. CST
- Buses depart from the Loews Arlington at 8:00 a.m. CST
- Gemba Walk – approx. 60 minutes
- Buses return to the Loews Arlington by 11:00 a.m. CST
Gemba Walk Sample Topics
- How are processes going in general? (DOWNTIME wastes, TIMMESS workplace conditions, Lean process practices, 5S practices, etc.)
- Are customers getting what they need and are suppliers giving what is needed? Are hand-offs clear and efficient?
- Does your team use performance indicators on communication boards or in other visual ways such as a pull plan, logs, story pole, etc.? What are they telling us about your team’s continuous improvement opportunities?
- Describe project team collaboration practices such as huddles, Big Room, etc. Are they efficient and effective?
- Is there waste around information availability for safe, productive, quality work and timely project decisions? What causes the waste and how can you improve?
- What are your lessons learned and how are they shared across the team?