Lean Thoughts

Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.

A survey found 96% of respondents expected the addition of automation to increase . Yet, employees remain a central pillar of operations.

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

Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult

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

Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.

Meetings are necessary tools – but not in the manner many are run.

How does a Leader come into a company as large as Ford - with its , multiple product lines, and international operations -stay aligned?

Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.

High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?

Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.

those pesky Rush Order Requests always seem to come from (pick one or all) 1) the same customer 2) same sales person 3) same customer ser

the implementation of Lean is more about changing the culture and the way people think and act than the actual adoption of tools.

a Lean Environment is where ... Amazing Robust Processes can be staffed with Mediocre People !!!

something happens that gives an employee his or her first inkling that they may have made a mistake signing on with your organization.

Once again, 5S+1 is not about just about creating a clean and organized environment

QRQC is described as a quick and comprehensive problem-solving process

Is the game is truly leveraging your gift of time and your talent management members?

I think if we review Maslow's hierarchy of needs we can find our answer

called a Fishbone chart or diagram. It is a simple yet powerful tool for identifying the potential sources of problems.