Lean Thoughts

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 !!!

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.

Forecasts should always be considered incorrect, even though a stopped clock will be correct twice per day.

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

business process improvement (BPI) strategy is one such opportunity to improve the way your business works and expedite desired outcomes.

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

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.

No clear understanding of all intra-relationships

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

This article is designed to guide you through the nuances of the QTC process, offering a clear path to improved operational efficiency.

This approach to decision making emphasizes a systematic and logical process, allowing individuals or groups to make well-informed decisions

When doing a transformation in an existing organization a leader has had a mind blowing experience after visiting a well organized plant.

wandering through the grocery store? Do you pause, stare and wonder will they ever sell all of this produce before it spoils?

Why Baseball? The game has all of the attributes needed to define Employee Empowerment.

The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

Goods through the cashier and total came to $587.00, a second opinion through a self-checkout only equaled $87.00