Lean Thoughts

Disruptive Technology had to be distinctively different to make an impact.

BOM management is much more than just drawing up a list of items. Here is how to expertly manage your BOMs.

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

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.

I LOVE my Suppliers, I mean really LOVE them, so much so I am constantly wanting to hire them .

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.

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