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.

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 !!!

There are two basic paths to achieving quick changeover. I call them, organizational and mechanical

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

It’s been proven time and again that when organizations are unable or unwilling to adapt they simply cannot survive in the long term.

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

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.

Why don't fighter pilots learn to fly without checklists?

“Low visibility” for many leaders and disorientation can easily occur as you find yourself constantly adapting to changing conditions.

 For those not yet committed to a visual factory – stupid floors you just walk on, but smart floors are filled with information.

There is a statistically significant relationship between the elements of innovation and competitive advantage in businesses.

When doing a transformation in an existing organization a leader has had a mind blowing experience after visiting a well organized plant.

Best time on the floor is 30 minutes before shift end and first 30 minutes at start, when you typically hear nothing.

wandering through the grocery store? Do you pause, stare and wonder will they ever sell all of this produce before it spoils?

Why Baseball? The game has all of the attributes needed to define Employee Empowerment.

The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

Goods through the cashier and total came to $587.00, a second opinion through a self-checkout only equaled $87.00

Collaboration is an allergy that exists in nearly every organization. I cannot explain why … but it exists internally and externally …