Lean Thoughts

Alarm Bells were sounded, highlighting a critical concern that Standardized Work was eliminating Innovation within the workplace.

This post is not to question making changes but rather how. First, you when you decide to machine a part you would not start until someone had provided you with a drawing so you know what you will be creating. Similar if you decide to build a house I am certain you will start with some key requirements like the number of bedrooms and bathrooms ... the requirements will then be incorporated into a blueprint so the builder will understand what you want and the blueprint quanti

Going to See with a purpose. In lean management, we call this "going to gemba"—the actual place where value is created. Not to inspect, but to understand, support, and coach.

Creator of your strategic Plan you are not only a forecaster. you are also a Futurist.

another AI Guru in a seminar who quickly advised me that even a mathematical formula is AI.

whether a product or service should be dual sourced. Before we explore the merits of both let us first place the provider in the proper context.

Whether you’re in retail, service or manufacturing, it is all about CASH! As much as things change… the one constant measurement of a successful business is the amount of positive cash flow generated.

Leverage your Value Stream Mapping exercises to become more environmentally friendly. 

Some people are placed into Leadership positions but that does not make them a Leader until they have amassed a group of loyal followers.

Standard Work. My immediate response, was no friggin way !! No body is going to control every minute of my day by telling what to do, when to do it and why?

Why Does Mission Matter? 

Manufacturers are masters of improvisation. We’re good at figuring things out on the fly.

Root Cause Analysis supports operations improvements by promoting the problem-solving culture of team communication.

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

Ultimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities

Inventory is like a dormant bomb waiting to detonate

Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

Make your Plan Work your Plan MEET YOUR NUMBERS

It is the physical path that a Material Handler follows from a central parts location to various consuming locations.

Workplace reorganization that transpired during Covid to protect people will now be expected as part of a Customer’s Value evaluation.