Lean Thoughts

Creator of your strategic Plan you are not only a forecaster. you are also a Futurist.

another AI Guru in a seminar who quickly advised me that even a mathematical formula is AI.

Chatbots such as ChatGPT can provide direct answers to your questions. But, compared to a regular Google search, the amount of knowledge gained is less.

whether a product or service should be dual sourced. Before we explore the merits of both let us first place the provider in the proper context.

I LOVE my Suppliers, I mean really LOVE them, so much so I am constantly wanting to hire them .

Whether you’re in retail, service or manufacturing, it is all about CASH! As much as things change… the one constant measurement of a successful business is the amount of positive cash flow generated.

Leverage your Value Stream Mapping exercises to become more environmentally friendly. 

Duties or Tariffs were first initiated to create a level playing field for external competitors coming onto your home turf.

Let me cut to the chase if you want Lean as part of your organizational DNA you need to start with Management Daily Report-Outs.

Standard Work. My immediate response, was no friggin way !! No body is going to control every minute of my day by telling what to do, when to do it and why?

Manufacturers are masters of improvisation. We’re good at figuring things out on the fly.

A poka-yoke device is any mechanism or method that either prevents a mistake from being made or makes the mistake obvious .

Why not use AI? Steam engines did more work than horses. Computers stored more data than brains. AI tools can write faster than you can think. Why wouldn’t you use them?

No equipment, No parts, Hardly any buildings and no cash but still a lot of people. As a business what are going to do?

Team Members Clean using their hands they will detect any slight imperfection ... those slight imperfections can be an early indicator of a major potential breakdown.

The observer as a simple role made a huge impact to every diner's experience. I quickly concluded that we need more observers and we could use observers everywhere.

Sustainability relies on the importance of checklists. Although simple, checklists work! Even the most specialized professionals like pilots and doctors can rely on this simple tool to improve their performance .

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.