Lean Thoughts

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.

I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)

Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.

the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument

“poor planning on your part does not justify heroics on my part unless I can make it part of my business model”

5S+1 is typically the first tool adopted by organizations as part of their Lean journey, primarily because of the visual impact it creates

Let us replace Inventory with Additive Manufacturing.

Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.

High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?

10 points to consider before embarking on your LEAN transformation

Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.

Modern connected products require close coordination of multidisciplinary engineering teams during development.

those pesky Rush Order Requests always seem to come from (pick one or all) 1) the same customer 2) same sales person 3) same customer ser

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