Lean Thoughts

So what to do? … Like most you begin to review process(es) to identify and implement business improvements.

those businesses that stand out also tend to operate with a heavy dose of tribal knowledge … which other view as a vulnerability

Adopting 5S+1 can be expensive ... Not only in the cost of materials but also in the diverted labour costs within your organization.

The trust has been broken between employee's and employer's during Covid so no wonder that employee's are seeking a security blanket.

a secret to maintaining a good relationship is to instill the “no counting” rule.

We can’t add growth because we can’t get equipment, can’t get people, and we’ve lost productivity.

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

With up to a 49% turnover rate in the certain sectors last year, businesses are straining to attract and retain talent.

Suppliers typically cursed, abused and given a lot of grief, while in reality they can be a great resource of value, and innovation.

here are the top soft skills employers are currently looking for. and then Bring there Soft Skills to the Surface.

Measuring and monitoring “Yield” within your facility can reveal interesting information about how well you utilize your materials and cash.

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

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

We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.

she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

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

Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.

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

You have to know your costs. It is the only way you will be able to justify a changeover reduction program.