Lean Thoughts

The less wasteful a company is, the more profitable - assuming, of course, decent product

Yes your organization does have an Aura. Know it to manage a successful evolution.

Cadence being the gait that needs to be observed with your information and communication flow and the repeatability of tasks.

It is the physical path that a Material Handler follows from a central parts location to various consuming locations.

unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.

Really … it is common sense and you do not need 6 Sigma to figure this one out.

It has been said that the factory of the future will only require 2 occupants, 1 Human and 1 Dog.

It is all about Culture Speed of methodology absorption.

Ohno would quickly ask additional probing questions educating the engineer that perhaps they had “looked” but not “observed”

Workplace reorganization that transpired during Covid to protect people will now be expected as part of a Customer’s Value evaluation.

Richard-San, why are you taking such a simple concept, which is a natural human attribute based and developing a complex training model?...

Nope !!! You do not need Organizational First Aid. Really and actually you do, but you just have not yet realized it yet.

The perfect process consists of a single object transitioning through a series of operations while constantly accumulating value

Cells and Cellular Processing are at the heart of Lean. They appear simple but are far from simple.

There are a plethora of Leadership books in print, and more are invading the marketplace constantly. Ultimately Leadership remains a...

Outside Eyes can give you insight and help to Remove the Pain of a process change.

A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)

Where to source materials? Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image? Potential Failure Points?

Enhance your ROI constantly. We truly live in a global community where your next customer and competitor is merely a mouse-click away

Better, Faster = Cheaper or more appropriate higher customer value and improved margin.