Lean Thoughts

Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!

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

The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement

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

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

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

As companies must be fast, adaptable, agile, and courageous to compete, one of the most important elements is the ability to trust. Trust...

The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:

Maybe not so always eloquently stated but the theme is a constant mantra in all organizations.

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

Most folks feel that if they and their organizations are not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished.

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

There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.

feed-back and insights from first day impressions of new employees and visitors can be so valuable.

Clean to INSPECT .. and you do have the time.

When a company “goes lean,” the tradition of managerial control is easily transferred to process improvement.

“ 50% of the waste in your organization is there because you live with it every day which makes it become invisible…

Many of us know the power of Visual Management. It provides individuals and organizations the ability to Provide instant feed-back to...

I challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.

Material Handling is a necessary evil and very seldom engineered