As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, nine key enablers support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. As a reminder, the nine key enablers are listed below. Additive manufacturing will be a key enabler and is being deployed quite often right now. Some of the key enablers of Smart Manufacturing include: Cyber Security/Blockchain Cloud …
If you have read my book the Lean Game Plan, you know that I talk about Value Stream Mapping as an enabler to help your organization understand where you should focus your improvement efforts. This blog will cover how to develop a future state value stream map. If you have never completed a Value Stream …
When part of a team focused on making improvements, many opportunities arise when you have to make good decisions. Where are we going to put this equipment? How many should we design the line for? Who needs to be in this event? There are many opportunities to make decisions during a three, four, or five …
Level Two Leadership – Permission – You Can’t Lead People Until You Like People John Maxwell, in his book “The 5 Levels of Leadership” writes that this leadership level is about the human relationships that the leader has built up around him. Making the shift from Level 1 leadership -Position to Level 2 leadership- Permission …
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. The adoption of 5G internet speeds will enable Digital Twins to add value for your customers. Some of the key enablers of Smart Manufacturing include: Cyber Security/Blockchain Cloud Computing IIoT- …
If you have read my book the Lean Game Plan, you know I talk about Value Stream Mapping as the first step to understand where you should focus your improvement efforts. If you have never completed a Value Stream Map for your organization, it will be helpful to develop l an Enterprise Value Stream Map …
Occasionally, within a Rapid Improvement Event, or daily interactions, we will deal with frustrating people. Given the speed of an RIE it’s hard to slow down to deal with those frustrating people on the spot. Here are four tips to help you deal with frustrating people in an RIE. Keep perspective and have patience Often …
Research states that “46% of all improvement initiatives fail because of lack of leadership.”1 Having too many Level One Leaders will kill your Lean transformation. Here is how to identify them! Much has already been written on Lean Leadership. Jim Womack and John Shook at the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) describe the evolution of leadership …
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 week is a little different, I share the mic …
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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. This blog post will introduce augmented reality. Key enablers of Smart Manufacturing include: Cyber Security/Blockchain Cloud Computing IIoT- Industrial Internet of Things Big Data System Integration Autonomous Robots-Cobots Additive Manufacturing- …