Lean Thoughts

f you had sat on your hands and then instructed the dealer rep to conduct the procedure that you did he would have learned.

called a Fishbone chart or diagram. It is a simple yet powerful tool for identifying the potential sources of problems.

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

With many organizations now struggling with inventory glut and overstocked warehouses, could the lean operating model be making a comeback?

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

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

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

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

Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

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

The perfect process consists of a single object transitioning through a series of operations while constantly accumulating value

Enhance your ROI constantly. We truly live in a global community where your next customer and competitor is merely a mouse-click away

“Tuck in their Chair” it makes the area look neat and organized but it communicates respect for others, signals that you are done

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

Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.

This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Understanding exactly what is defined activity within your role and position.

INTRODUCTORY PHASE In most cases, an organization does not have to look too far or too deep to identify streams of waste: excess motion...

That is just the resulting “eye candy”. Again this week I spoke with a couple of folks about their 5S activities and they focused on the...