Lean Thoughts

Undercover Boss makes for good television. Imagine if you incorporated this methodology within your business operations, it would be the ultimate Continuous Improvement idea generator.

A Non-Lean environment is where ... Mediocre Processes are managed by Amazing People Whereas a Lean Environment  is where ... Amazing...

Solicited a Hospital to visit Manufacturing to Learn how to Schedule, Busted, I quickly became the student.

Team had purchased a container of Green Sofas from Asia. This was a direct assault on our core competency,

Toyota needed to procure parts assemble them and sell the final product before the supplier's invoice was due ... It is all about Velocity ... Period !!!

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;