Lean Thoughts

The morning became my sanctuary for addressing the immediate challenges that disrupted the smooth flow of our operations.

“Brilliant Processes managed by Average People” or "Average Processes managed by Brilliant People.”

he term "chaku chaku" may sound funny to most employees, but it's a serious base line discipline that supports Automation.

Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.

my daily walk in the plant was like navigating an obstacle course ...

When I arrived the meeting room looked like a bomb had just exploded in it. Initially, I played the role of MOM, but that was not my job.

A survey found 96% of respondents expected the addition of automation to increase . Yet, employees remain a central pillar of operations.

To enhance throughput in your business, we need to consider two factors: * Speed * Process time

Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult

As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.

I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)

Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.

Many Product or Process launched using the Hand Grenade methodology.

“poor planning on your part does not justify heroics on my part unless I can make it part of my business model”

Without Lean they are allowing their work-force to become lazy and processes to become broke.

The Water Spider is an honored and critical role in making continuous flow and a smoothly functioning Lean system a reality.

How does a Leader come into a company as large as Ford - with its , multiple product lines, and international operations -stay aligned?

5S+1 is typically the first tool adopted by organizations as part of their Lean journey, primarily because of the visual impact it creates

Let us replace Inventory with Additive Manufacturing.