Lean Thoughts

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.

I challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.

In order for any Problem Solving methodology to work you need to have a strong Problem Statement.

During tough times is when innovation breeds and new leaders emerge . Primarily, as organizations hunker in attempt to ride out the storm.

Ultimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities

While Amazon may be a good channel for companies not ready to sell direct, it's important to be aware of the drawbacks.

Material Handling is a necessary evil and very seldom engineered

there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...

Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management

“CENTER OF TRUTH” a location where you can research to see if a “Disturbance to Flow” has previously been experienced and corrected

Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.

Lack of knowledge and why do commentators keep suggesting that JIT can’t work in a chaotic world?

methodologies and the typical benefits that can be achieved

I wander and hear ongoing complaints about the inability to attract and retain labor, I see absolutely no effort to improve professionalism