Lean Thoughts

I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.

This is not enough Time !!! Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way ! Let me show you how.

Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.

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

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

the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument

Many Product or Process launched using the Hand Grenade methodology.

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.

Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.

High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?

10 points to consider before embarking on your LEAN transformation

Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.

Cadence being the gait that needs to be observed with your information and communication flow and the repeatability of tasks.

Decades of outsourcing have created shortages in a wide range of industries that make North America vulnerable to rogue countries like China

Once again, 5S+1 is not about just about creating a clean and organized environment

QRQC is described as a quick and comprehensive problem-solving process

Is the game is truly leveraging your gift of time and your talent management members?

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

The first nine tools used properly will result in improved safety, quality, cost and delivery. This will also open up capacity.