Lean Thoughts

No equipment, No parts, Hardly any buildings and no cash but still a lot of people. As a business what are going to do?

Only 14% of employees strongly agree that Annual Performance Reviews inspire them to improve, according to Gallup.

The observer as a simple role made a huge impact to every diner's experience. I quickly concluded that we need more observers and we could use observers everywhere.

Sustainability relies on the importance of checklists. Although simple, checklists work! Even the most specialized professionals like pilots and doctors can rely on this simple tool to improve their performance .

Everyone does it all of the time. When you arrive at work without even knowing it you are mentally conducting a "Situation Appraisal"

A Non-Lean environment is where ... Mediocre Processes are managed by Amazing People Whereas a Lean Environment  is where ... Amazing...

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

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.

EBITDA, It's simply your business performance without the noise.

Here is the introduction to some AI Large Language Model along with features, capabilities and strengths.

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

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 !

business process improvement (BPI) strategy is one such opportunity to improve the way your business works and expedite desired outcomes.

Anyone running a business today knows how difficult it is to attract and retain their people.

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

Use this sheet to observe and document Lean Practices in use and potential opportunities.