Identifying The Essential Lean Manufacturing Tools! I found this article on Newcastle Systems website. In the infographic, they are identifying 32 essential lean manufacturing tools. Our Lean Expert online training course includes instruction on these same 32 tools, and more. There are approximately 140 continuous improvement tools available today, and in use within the lean improvement …
Radical Lean Transformation One of the common questions that crops up during my conversations with my clients is – Why do companies have problems sustaining improvements through the application of lean manufacturing principles? The generic answer to this question is – Well, those companies are implementing lean manufacturing principles incorrectly! I personally find this answer …
Good Bosses vs. Bad Bosses I read this article from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and I thought it would be great to share with everyone. The key questions in the article are: What are the traits of a good boss? How do the behaviors of a boss influence employee productivity? What do employees expect …
Lean Manufacturing Transformation Starts With Education! A forward thinking company starts their Radical Lean Transformation by educating their employees to understand lean principles. Employees need to develop the know-how to apply lean principles to improve their own workplace. An important aspect of any Lean Transformation is process improvement, and this involves bringing about change. Employees, …
Implementing a Lean Strategy Can Improve Your Company’s ROI! If you’re truly interested in the application of lean principles I have a link below to a great article in which Orry Fiume discusses how a lean strategy can improve a company’s return on investment. He is a true legend in the lean accounting field …
What is Strategy Deployment? Strategy Deployment was translated from the Japanese term “Hoshin Kanri.” It is loosely translated into “Ho” which means “direction” and “Shin” which means “compass needle.” The second word is separated into two terms of “Kan” which means “control” and “Ri” which means “reason or logic.” The process was developed by compiling the …