Lean Thoughts

Everyone does it all of the time. When you arrive at work without even knowing it you are mentally conducting a "Situation Appraisal"

Undercover Boss makes for good television. Imagine if you incorporated this methodology within your business operations, it would be the ultimate Continuous Improvement idea generator.

A Non-Lean environment is where ... Mediocre Processes are managed by Amazing People Whereas a Lean Environment  is where ... Amazing...

Team had purchased a container of Green Sofas from Asia. This was a direct assault on our core competency,

Toyota needed to procure parts assemble them and sell the final product before the supplier's invoice was due ... It is all about Velocity ... Period !!!

There are two basic paths to achieving quick changeover. I call them, organizational and mechanical

In this article, I share 5 5 Toyota principles that turn businesses around like clockwork and how to apply them to your business.

If their organizations is not working at a fever  pace nothing is being accomplished.  This can be a significant error of judgment.

EBITDA, It's simply your business performance without the noise.

Here is the introduction to some AI Large Language Model along with features, capabilities and strengths.

Maybe they fear if they train the team they will leave, but worse is if you don't train them and they stay !

I appreciate your concern as a KPI it should also be acting as a contingent trigger for action.

Customers expect variety, reasonable price, high quality, comprehensive service and responsive delivery.

there are in effect two ways to run a company: Founder Mode and Manager Mode

Here are the six key Lean strategies that can transform your operations:

Self-service kiosks have loomed as job killers since they were first rolled out 25 years ago.

A Mechanic's toolbox can explain more about an organization than the plethora of words from Leaders or any fancy PowerPoint Presentation .

The number of SKU”s is both a blessing and a curse so as an organization. Real cost reductions can only be achieved through SKU Management.

“Low visibility” for many leaders and disorientation can easily occur as you find yourself constantly adapting to changing conditions.

Behavioral design is not about using psychology to manipulate people. It’s about using psychology to help people achieve their goals.