Lean Thoughts

When is a garbage can is not a garbage can ?

Validate, Validate, Validate ... In God we trust, all others bring data.

In this article, I share 5 5 Toyota principles that turn businesses around like clockwork and how to apply them to your business.

If their organizations is not working at a fever  pace nothing is being accomplished.  This can be a significant error of judgment.

You have hired PROFESSIONALS, you need to provide them a PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT for them to deliver PROFESSIONAL RESULTS!

Why is cadence important?  If you ignore it … it can dramatically add days to your process lead-time invisibly

EBITDA, It's simply your business performance without the noise.

Immersive technology serves as an umbrella term encompassing experiences that meld the real world with digital and/or simulated elements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are put in place to insure that sites, departments or teams are meeting the overall organizational objectiv

Forecasts should always be considered incorrect, even though a stopped clock will be correct twice per day.

The recent buzz around Trump’s proposed tariffs has many Canadian businesses—and their American counterparts—feeling uneasy.

From the role of AI in shaping our lives to the impact of genetics, robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and life extension,

Maybe they fear if they train the team they will leave, but worse is if you don't train them and they stay !

Use this sheet to observe and document Lean Practices in use and potential opportunities.

Outline Ohno‟s 8 conditions for flow manufacturing;

Customers expect variety, reasonable price, high quality, comprehensive service and responsive delivery.

Here are the six key Lean strategies that can transform your operations:

Self-service kiosks have loomed as job killers since they were first rolled out 25 years ago.

A Mechanic's toolbox can explain more about an organization than the plethora of words from Leaders or any fancy PowerPoint Presentation .

If the process can run at rate right from the start of shift we will know the following; The process was left “wet”