Lean Thoughts

The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement

Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.

Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.

Factories were designed a long time ago to take advantage both of gravity.

Lean is not a cost reduction exercise. Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

As companies must be fast, adaptable, agile, and courageous to compete, one of the most important elements is the ability to trust. Trust...

The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:

A year may seem like a long time but it is also a very short time

Most folks feel that if they and their organizations are not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished.

As a leader you need to take time to “pause” to be “ON” your business rather than being “IN” your business.

There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.

"People leave Leaders not Companies". I loved the title of one recent article titled "We are not Family anymore" ... how true.

the consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,

Until recently, RFID was more about potential than a practical reality because high costs got in the way of adopting this technology.

to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.

How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.

Our Philosophy of keeping an object in constant motion while adding value the customer is willing to pay for also became part of our culture

Blaming comes easy. Complaining is a cakewalk. But the culture needs encouragers,

many times the wastes found are a result of poor designs. I’m sure that this poor design is not intentional though.

Kaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.