Lean Thoughts

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 !

business process improvement (BPI) strategy is one such opportunity to improve the way your business works and expedite desired outcomes.

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;

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

“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.

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.

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

Problems, Problems, Problems, we all have them. Morning Market help you organize them for successful resolution.

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

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 …

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

But over the past 3 years, we've seen more change than we ever have seen. Here we share 5 important ones:

Lean Methodologies implemented could not deliver their full potential until a CENTER OF TRUTH could be established.

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