Just recently I spoke to a friend who had started their lean adventure back in 2015. It was so great to catch up with them, everyone has an interesting story and this was no exception. After getting all the personal stuff and gossip all caught up, naturally the conversation turned to business. This fellow owns […]

Do you have a people problem………………or a process problem?   It doesn’t seem to matter where I go, the story is the same from all business owners “its impossible to find good people”.   I’m sure we can all relate to this story.  You have a manufacturing plant full of people, they are all scurrying […]

The “F” word. It is my endeavor to always bring value to you, the reader.  What we have decided to do is a series of articles that if you follow along and teach your people, you should be able to glean information in the proper sequence to assist you on your Lean adventure. Politically correct […]

We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking “what’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is important that all machines are located in the right spot based on lean principles, but it’s not that decisive. there isn’t […]

I think this month’s article will apply to everyone who is even thinking about Lean.  Whether you have been manufacturing for 50 years, or you are a start-up looking to find new and innovative ways to have saw dust coursing through your veins, you won’t want to miss this one.   You probably got as […]

Boy, if there were ever a more counterintuitive statement than the title of this article, I would like to hear about it.  How can something that promotes efficiency harbor waste?