Lean Thoughts

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.

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.

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.

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.