Lean Thoughts

After participating in a EVSM Workshop is people have never taken the time to observe the daily waste generated in their processes.

You have to know your costs. It is the only way you will be able to justify a changeover reduction program.

Factories were designed a long time ago to take advantage both of gravity.

A year may seem like a long time but it is also a very short time

As a leader you need to take time to “pause” to be “ON” your business rather than being “IN” your business.

the old timer who sued the drug company because the new sinus spray caused his arm pits to smell - in reality, the drug enabled him to smell

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

Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.

Really … it is common sense and you do not need 6 Sigma to figure this one out.

Outside Eyes can give you insight and help to Remove the Pain of a process change.

Where to source materials? Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image? Potential Failure Points?

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This one simple form contains so many treasures of changing and sustaining change in your organization. On the surface it looks like a...

The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.

Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work

Production starts are important since it defines your “Run-at-Rate” and your predictability of meeting customer demand. So is it...

OK … so I am not allowed to make general sweeping statements … but I am convinced that most organizations are not optimizing their...

I learned about emotional attachment while being trained at Toyota. There I learned that no matter your function as a Team Member you...