Lean Thoughts

Maybe they fear if they train the team they will leave, but worse is if you don't train them and they stay !

Here are the six key Lean strategies that can transform your operations:

Self-service kiosks have loomed as job killers since they were first rolled out 25 years ago.

Why don't fighter pilots learn to fly without checklists?

“Low visibility” for many leaders and disorientation can easily occur as you find yourself constantly adapting to changing conditions.

 For those not yet committed to a visual factory – stupid floors you just walk on, but smart floors are filled with information.

There is a statistically significant relationship between the elements of innovation and competitive advantage in businesses.

When doing a transformation in an existing organization a leader has had a mind blowing experience after visiting a well organized plant.

Best time on the floor is 30 minutes before shift end and first 30 minutes at start, when you typically hear nothing.

wandering through the grocery store? Do you pause, stare and wonder will they ever sell all of this produce before it spoils?

Why Baseball? The game has all of the attributes needed to define Employee Empowerment.

The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

Goods through the cashier and total came to $587.00, a second opinion through a self-checkout only equaled $87.00

Collaboration is an allergy that exists in nearly every organization. I cannot explain why … but it exists internally and externally …

seeing an opportunity to leverage without taking initiative becomes a lost opportunity.

People crave for in person social interactions,

The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.

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

Walking is the biggest cost driver when it comes to warehouse operations and a big detriment to picking efficiency.

as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.