Lean Thoughts

There are two basic paths to achieving quick changeover. I call them, organizational and mechanical

In this article, I share 5 5 Toyota principles that turn businesses around like clockwork and how to apply them to your business.

If their organizations is not working at a fever  pace nothing is being accomplished.  This can be a significant error of judgment.

Why is cadence important?  If you ignore it … it can dramatically add days to your process lead-time invisibly

It’s been proven time and again that when organizations are unable or unwilling to adapt they simply cannot survive in the long term.

Forecasts should always be considered incorrect, even though a stopped clock will be correct twice per day.

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.

To solve a problem : there is a tendency to react by adding inventory.  Our job is to convince them to solve the problem.

Use this sheet to observe and document Lean Practices in use and potential opportunities.

Outline Ohno‟s 8 conditions for flow manufacturing;

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

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.

The number of SKU”s is both a blessing and a curse so as an organization. Real cost reductions can only be achieved through SKU Management.

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

You have made a huge plunge to develop Value Stream Maps for key products.  So, it is even more important to take time for a review.