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 !

Anyone running a business today knows how difficult it is to attract and retain their people.

I appreciate your concern as a KPI it should also be acting as a contingent trigger for action.

Customers expect variety, reasonable price, high quality, comprehensive service and responsive delivery.

there are in effect two ways to run a company: Founder Mode and Manager Mode

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.

If the process can run at rate right from the start of shift we will know the following; The process was left “wet”

“Tick...tick...tick” the team calculates 30% of the warehouse has been storing material not moved in 3 years.

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

No clear understanding of all intra-relationships

Behavioral design is not about using psychology to manipulate people. It’s about using psychology to help people achieve their goals.

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

This article is designed to guide you through the nuances of the QTC process, offering a clear path to improved operational efficiency.

This approach to decision making emphasizes a systematic and logical process, allowing individuals or groups to make well-informed decisions

Relationships and Trust are huge factors to both success and survival.

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

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

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