Lean Thoughts

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?

A problem to solve? A decision to Make? A plan to protect? An opportunity to leverage?

This one simple form contains so many treasures of changing and sustaining change in your organization. On the surface it looks like a...

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

Life is defined on the day you are born and ends on the day you die. The time in between can be defined as “Value Add”.

This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work

Poka Yoke is one of the most effective ways of preventing human error from occurring on the production line. Read more to find out how.

OK … so I am not allowed to make general sweeping statements … but I am convinced that most organizations are not optimizing their...

All organizations strive for continuous improvement, but as it turns out it is really hard to achieve. Kaizen is a tool that will help you..

INTRODUCTORY PHASE In most cases, an organization does not have to look too far or too deep to identify streams of waste: excess motion...

5S What is 5S? Sort (eliminate that which is not needed) Set In Order (organize remaining items) Shine (clean and inspect work area)...