Lean Thoughts

Relationships and Trust are huge factors to both success and survival.

When doing a transformation in an existing organization a leader has had a mind blowing experience after visiting a well organized plant.

wandering through the grocery store? Do you pause, stare and wonder will they ever sell all of this produce before it spoils?

The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.

f you had sat on your hands and then instructed the dealer rep to conduct the procedure that you did he would have learned.

So, she decided to speak to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things she learned from those in need:

“Standard Work is a detailed definition of the current best practices for performing a process.”

as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.

The morning became my sanctuary for addressing the immediate challenges that disrupted the smooth flow of our operations.

“How goes my Monday will define how goes my Week!”

I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.

Run out of something? Does the operator will walk somewhere to replenish or use the “HEY” system signaling for a lift truck ? That sucks

he term "chaku chaku" may sound funny to most employees, but it's a serious base line discipline that supports Automation.

Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.

This is not enough Time !!! Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way ! Let me show you how.

Are you are like me getting upset being forced to use Self-Checkouts? Then we have become the victim of a very active Conflict Cloud

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

To enhance throughput in your business, we need to consider two factors: * Speed * Process time

As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.