Lean Thoughts

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.

Why is cadence important?  If you ignore it … it can dramatically add days to your process lead-time invisibly

Forecasts should always be considered incorrect, even though a stopped clock will be correct twice per day.

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

To solve a problem : there is a tendency to react by adding inventory.  Our job is to convince them to solve the problem.

Outline Ohno‟s 8 conditions for flow manufacturing;

I appreciate your concern as a KPI it should also be acting as a contingent trigger for action.

Customers expect variety, reasonable price, high quality, comprehensive service and responsive delivery.

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.

The number of SKU”s is both a blessing and a curse so as an organization. Real cost reductions can only be achieved through SKU Management.

“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.

No clear understanding of all intra-relationships

You have made a huge plunge to develop Value Stream Maps for key products.  So, it is even more important to take time for a review.

Behavioral design is not about using psychology to manipulate people. It’s about using psychology to help people achieve their goals.

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

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

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