Lean Thoughts

Hello Guys, Just to let you know… I’m quitting January 29th .

A Gallup survey of workers found a dead-even split between “splitters” and “blenders.”

Christmas can be associated with the television specials , and there may be no better-loved program than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

It’s no wonder that most of us never have a chance to improve our speaking skills: We are too busy avoiding it!

A strong attribute within a Great Leader is their ability to just stand and observe. Here is a simple assist.

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

Perceived effective communications does not always work. Which is why you need to share communication through at least 2 channels.

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

Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.

Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.

Lean is not a cost reduction exercise. Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

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 consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,

Our Philosophy of keeping an object in constant motion while adding value the customer is willing to pay for also became part of our culture

It is our job as Lean leaders to recognize and handle each accordingly.

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

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

Material Handling is a necessary evil and very seldom engineered

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