Two weeks ago we talked about the eight wastes and using a waste walk to identify them in your organization. As a review, your rapid improvement team members go on a waste walk, capture the wastes they observe, and placed them on a DOWNTIME chart. Then they brainstorm solutions to eliminate the waste. A great …
Last week I talked about five reasons your company culture matters. This week I want to offer five steps to improve your company culture. These steps came from an infographic I saw from the Digital Information Age. You might not offer the cultural benefits like Google, Ikea, and Amazon, but there are small steps you …
When you lead people, there a million opportunities to get distracted. Phone calls, responding to e-mail. Reading reports or deliverables from your employees. People asking questions or complaining to you. These tasks take a toll on staying focused on your work. Tip 1- Stay out of e-mail jail A natural tendency is to respond to …
As the pandemic has wreaked havoc within industries across the globe, the pressure is on for manufacturers to implement automated solutions to keep their workers safe. This is great, but “lights out” factories with no human workers have not gone so well. The keyword in cobots is collaborative. Watch a cool video here: A …
Last week we talked about the eight wastes and using a waste walk to identify them in your organization. As a review, your rapid improvement team members go on a waste walk, capture the wastes they observe, and placed them on a DOWNTIME chart. Then they brainstormed solutions to eliminate the waste. The next step …
If you think you don’t have a company culture than that is your culture. You haven’t made a conscious decision to develop one. The problem is, with many employees working from home; they need something they can identify with. They need a True North to guide their activities, decision making and provide something bigger they …
The internet has changed how we receive and consume information. As a leader, how many e-mails do you receive a day? How much information do you receive daily? Every minute of the day 47 million videos are being viewed on YouTube. There are 480,000 tweets and 4.2 million google searches being conducted every minute. Finally, …
One of the great honors I get to do weekly is interview companies on their lean journeys. This week I was fortunate enough to spend time with Jason Hartkemeyer, a General Manager at Toyota Boshoku which makes seats and interior pieces for the automotive industry. Some of the key points from our discussion: Toyota Boshoku …
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Augmented reality can transform the customer experience by allowing potential customers to try it before they buy it. You can take see how that new couch will look in your living room before purchasing it. AR will also change the way maintenance is done in many situations. Imagine walking to a piece of equipment with …
Toyota identified seven wastes as they developed the Toyota Production System from 1948 to 1975. As the production system was integrated into Western culture the eighth waste- Not Listening to People’s Ideas was adopted. Let’s focus on using a DOWNTIME chart to identify waste. When put into the correct order, the eight wastes spell out …