Lean Thoughts

This is the time of year not to be Lean … Just maybe, someday our world will be as peaceful

there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...

The 14 Principles of Process Design, in 4 categories – each beginning with “P” – hence many have referred to this as the “4 – P” approach.

Our TPM workstations remain pure where have incorporated layered audits, where the operator is truly recognized as a customer.

Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management

“CENTER OF TRUTH” a location where you can research to see if a “Disturbance to Flow” has previously been experienced and corrected

Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.

Sometimes you need to leave something simple alone, before complexity creeps in

Lack of knowledge and why do commentators keep suggesting that JIT can’t work in a chaotic world?

Cyber-Security it truly is not a matter of "IF" you will be breached but rather "WHEN"!

I am raving fan of "Professor" Google or "Doctor" You Tube which between the two of them the majority (98%) of my questions are answered.

to help folks identify waste and ultimately improve process all you need to do is stand and observe.

The central idea of LEAN – that everything should flow from raw material to the customer – came directly from Henry Ford. Ford,

Are you controlling your schedule or is your customer? but customers want it Faster, Better and Cheaper, modify your schedule.

If we view problems as opportunities that are causing variation within our process we need to use the proper methodology.

Before you start on any Problem Solving journey focus on your Problem Statement with only one (1) Object and one (1) Deviation or you are ju

Inventory is like a dormant bomb waiting to detonate

Cadence and agility can be defined by how quick you are at changeovers.

One of the key initial rules in deploying Lean Methodologies is to assign a specific owner to a process, task or assignment ...

For Lean Culture, Consider a rock-and-roll band. To excel at making good music the band must have ...