Lean Thoughts

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

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

The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.

But over the past 3 years, we've seen more change than we ever have seen. Here we share 5 important ones:

Walking is the biggest cost driver when it comes to warehouse operations and a big detriment to picking efficiency.

Adaptability is a blend of flexibility and versatility.

“Standard Work is a detailed definition of the current best practices for performing a process.”

he term "chaku chaku" may sound funny to most employees, but it's a serious base line discipline that supports Automation.

Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.

This is not enough Time !!! Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way ! Let me show you how.

my daily walk in the plant was like navigating an obstacle course ...

Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.

I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)

the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument

Many Product or Process launched using the Hand Grenade methodology.