Employee engagement will make or break your Lean journey. For those that are interested in successful Lean innovation, I have a secret for you. Lean is about changing the culture of your organization and increasing employee engagement. Ask yourself, how do I turn my employees into daily problem solvers? One success indicator of employee engagement …
It is important as we go through these extraordinary times that we Keep Calm and Lead! I have seen nothing like this in my life. I want to acknowledge anyone who is going through this or whose family is impacted by this virus. My heart feels for you and your family. At times like these, …
One of the key elements on my American Lean Weekday podcast is the weekly interviews that I conduct with companies using Lean principles to improve. These companies are from various industries and are all different sizes. I have interviewed leaders from family-owned businesses to multi-national organizations. This podcast can be found here. It is episode …
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As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, nine key enablers support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. I list the nine key enablers below. One key element that will be the backbone of the other enablers will be the adoption of 5G internet speeds. The key enablers of Industry 4.0 include: Cyber Security/Blockchain Cloud …
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If you have read my book the Lean Game Plan, you know that I talk about having the lean basics in place- Inventory Accuracy, Bill of Material accuracy and 6S before getting more sophisticated. Today, I want to talk about easy ways to improve inventory accuracy. Palletized.us I’m sure you have run into the situation, …
I’m sure you have heard there are four stages of team development that each team goes through before they perform at a high level. A Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) is a 3-5 day-long activity where you bring together team members from different areas to improve a process or department. Because of the short duration of …
Lean ROI is much greater than money to the bottom line. Some organizations get caught in the never-ending exercise of having to quantify the money they are “saving” from their Lean innovation activities. I believe you should undertake a Lean innovation because it is the right thing to do. I’ve seen companies spend more time …
One of the key elements on my American Lean Weekday podcast is the weekly interviews that I conduct with companies on their Lean Journey. These companies are from various industries and are all different sizes. I have interviewed leaders from family-owned businesses to multi-national organizations. This podcast can be found here. Geater Machining and Manufacturing …
Geater Used a Lean Journey to Help Them Grow from 10M to 45M Read More »
I recently saw a quote from Jeff Bezos about Amazon, everyone’s favorite digital success story. “We’ve had three ideas at Amazon that have stuck for eighteen years. Put the customer first. Invent. Be patient.” Sounds simple to me, but like most things in a headline-worthy soundbite, they are hard to accomplish. In the book Digitize …
If you read my book the Lean Game Plan, you know I talk about having Lean basics in place- Inventory Accuracy, Bill of Material (BOM) accuracy, and 6S before getting more sophisticated. Today, I want to talk about four steps you can take to improve your BOM accuracy. An important Lean saying is- increase stability …
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