July 24, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at July 24, 2018
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Most lean office initiatives are concerned exclusively with making value stream maps and creating a more efficient business process. But that’s only part of the solution […]
July 10, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at July 10, 2018
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I have spent quite a bit of time helping small manufacturing companies improve their processes during the past three years. Many of these companies are struggling […]
June 10, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at June 10, 2018
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The growth strategy for delivering bottom line results through lean goes something like this: lean improvements create production capacity without adding cost other than direct materials, […]
May 29, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at May 29, 2018
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The companies that over a period of years that successfully implement lean start by overcoming resistance: They set new goals, discard old routines, and celebrate new […]
May 9, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at May 9, 2018
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Recently I met with a client, whose company was making their third attempt to move the needle on their Lean journey. Despite all the previous attempts […]
April 9, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at April 9, 2018
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Unconvinced that Lean can be applied to administrative operations. Here are how some of our clients applied lean in the office to reduce lead time. […]
March 27, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at March 27, 2018
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Because I came out of the chemical processing industry (adhesives and coatings) I sometimes get calls from some of my old colleagues asking about applying lean […]
March 7, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at March 7, 2018
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A failure to improve quality and productivity has left many service firms unable to compete in today’s economic environment. Mergers and downsizing are a short-term response […]
February 4, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at February 4, 2018
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I started practicing Lean Management in the 1980’s when I was responsible for the smooth operation of 16 adhesives manufacturing plants, and believe me I have […]
January 23, 2018
Published by Willie Carter at January 23, 2018
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In a perfect world, all employees could visualize the business process in which they work. They would create their work, coordinate activities and manage interfaces, be […]
