Lean Thoughts

Chasing Numbers not Widgets

Each Technology Island or Report-Out area has their own unique attributes, challenges and opportunities. The reality is that each Report-Out area is a Center of Gravity.

Luck IS a Strategy? Of course it can be. Most likely not the best decision. Unfortunately a strategy more companies are taking than considering other options.

Alarm Bells were sounded, highlighting a critical concern that Standardized Work was eliminating Innovation within the workplace.

This post is not to question making changes but rather how. First, you when you decide to machine a part you would not start until someone had provided you with a drawing so you know what you will be creating. Similar if you decide to build a house I am certain you will start with some key requirements like the number of bedrooms and bathrooms ... the requirements will then be incorporated into a blueprint so the builder will understand what you want and the blueprint quanti

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

There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.

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