If your operation is suffering from raw material inventory problems such as excessive stock, stock outages, frequent transactions and inaccu...
Love may be a strong word for a continuous improvement tool, but in this case, it is warranted. So what do I really love about the PDCA cycl...
Leaders often ignore it when employees take process shortcuts. They think "no-harm, no-foul". In other words, they think that if the shortcu...
Kaizen Kickoff Complete! But now what?
So you are fully committed to your lean implementation and there is nothing that is going to get in ...
Got a Performance Issue?Ā DO NOT Ignore It!Ā
This can be a difficult concept for some leaders to grasp. Iā€™ve seen many leaders who donā€™t use...
Lean Manufacturing identifies 8-types of waste. These wastes in lean terms areĀ called MUDA, a Japanese word meaning "wasteful". A MUDA walk ...
The Conflict Gem
You may ask yourself, how can two employees engage in good conflict? Well, the truth is, is that some employee conflict is...
