Lean Thoughts

many times the wastes found are a result of poor designs. I’m sure that this poor design is not intentional though.

Consider that 60 to 80 percent of all cost related with meeting a customer demand is an administrative or non-production-related function.

Kaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.

I challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.

In order for any Problem Solving methodology to work you need to have a strong Problem Statement.

Ha !! got your attention. No I am not going to target you as being cheap but rather looking for value. So what is this remarkable tool?

During tough times is when innovation breeds and new leaders emerge . Primarily, as organizations hunker in attempt to ride out the storm.

lot of discussion about autonomous vehicles and Industry 4.0 but based on what i have seen both are very active within the Dairy Farms

with COVID-19, sparking a growing pushback against arcane management philosophies. It has shifted the calculus for many professionals

Material Handling is a necessary evil and very seldom engineered

This is the time of year not to be Lean … Just maybe, someday our world will be as peaceful

there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...

The 14 Principles of Process Design, in 4 categories – each beginning with “P” – hence many have referred to this as the “4 – P” approach.

He could not understand why he was facing this challenge since they were compensating with above average hourly wage. I was not confused

Our TPM workstations remain pure where have incorporated layered audits, where the operator is truly recognized as a customer.

Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management

“CENTER OF TRUTH” a location where you can research to see if a “Disturbance to Flow” has previously been experienced and corrected

Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.

Sometimes you need to leave something simple alone, before complexity creeps in

I wander and hear ongoing complaints about the inability to attract and retain labor, I see absolutely no effort to improve professionalism