As a leader of people things will happen that shouldn’t happen. It’s natural since you are a leader of people. Maybe they are operating within a process and they generate errors or scrap within the process. How do you react? Do you attack the problem or the person? Using a Fishbone Diagram along with these …
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Geater Machining was able to increase throughput by 60% in a bottleneck operation after one Rapid Improvement Event. Learn how their efforts have paid off! 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 …
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Learn how a company in Waterloo, Iowa benefitted from deploying Mixed Model Lines. 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 …
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If we will gather increased information from the factory floor, customers, supply chains, and quality, we better make sure we have a handle on cybersecurity. In 2019 there were 3800 publicly exposed data breaches. These exposed 4.1 billion records and data breaches have increased by 54% over 2018. Ouch! According to IBM and the Poneman …
Many years ago, in a galaxy far, far away…oh not really. Toyota identified the seven wastes when 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. When put into the correct order, the eight wastes …
I am sure that at some point in your life you have heard this saying. Perfect is the enemy of good. That is especially true when you are beginning your Lean journey as an organization or as someone who has been tasked with driving the Lean effort within your organization. While striving for perfection is …
As we are all aware, the success of your Lean innovation depends upon support from leadership and how you engage the workforce. As leaders in the organization, there are five simple ways you can support the Lean activities happening in your company. 1. Become a project sponsor Are there processes within your department or business …
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This week on American Lean Weekday, I interview W Machine works who have been on a continuous improvement journey since 2005. Hear how small wins drove their employee engagement! 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 …
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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, …