• The “Three ‘G’ Principles” are Gemba, Gembutsu and Genjitsu
• Before getting into the specifics of what each one means and how your facility can use is,
they work together to encourage managers and other decision makers to get to the location of
the actual products and learn the facts on the ground
• When done properly, this will help ensure they have the needed information to make smart
decisions for the facility
• Over time, this can help to facilitate improvements in virtually every aspect of the company
• The 3 G Principles are 3 Japanese words in Lean that help with decision making – Gemba
(means visiting the real place where work is being done and an event is happening),
Gembutsu (means observing what’s really happening), Genjitsu (means documenting real
data at the source)
