I had the opportunity to work with some plant maintenance people in a subsidiary of a large flexible packaging manufacturer. The focus was on the bagmaking […]
A metal working plant had been transitioning to Lean production for 3 years. With Lean manufacturing working smoothly, the plant decided to focus on Lean management. […]
An engineering group was responsible for issuing the safety certification for products submitted by their customers. There were many customer complaints about the length of time […]
There are so many advantages to mapping your work processes. One of the most powerful benefits of mapping your work processes can lead to: a shared […]
Most of your business processes evolve over time in an ad-hoc fashion. They have too many workarounds and rework loops. They have too many unnecessary delays […]
Some of the most recent developments in Lean include its adoption by many service sector organizations, especially in health care and the IT sector, the use […]
Are your work processes broken or outdated? If so, your ability to navigate this COVID-19 crisis is seriously hampered. The fallout from COVID-19 has seen companies […]
When implementing any continuous improvement initiative, like Lean, Six Sigma or business process improvement you must be able to market change. In order for sustained change […]
How many times do we see managers blame people for defects, delays, scrap, and other quality related problems? Whenever I hear managers pointing the blame I […]
WHAT IS BUSINESS AGILITY? Agility has emerged as the successor to mass production. Agility is a comprehensive response to the business challenges of profiting from rapidly […]
