Full Disclosure about Book Reviews
- Rick Bohan
- March 30, 2015
From time to time, in my posts, I’ll mention books I’ve read. I also do book reviews. Generally, I provide […]
A Lean Manufacturing Mind-Set
- Rick Bohan
- March 28, 2015
I genuinely try to put myself in the shoes of the supervisors and managers I work with. They have lots […]
Really Bad Article on Lean
- Rick Bohan
- March 26, 2015
I often go on (and on) about the fact that much (perhaps, most) lean literature isn’t very good. It too […]
How to Implement Lean Manufacturing – Strategy and Spread the Word: Part 2(b)
- Rick Bohan
- March 25, 2015
Part 2(b)? Really? Sheesh. At any rate, last time we covered two methods for getting the word out when you […]
Lean Manufacturing Provides Transformational Value: Part 1
- Rick Bohan
- March 06, 2015
I’ve got this friend who’s made a few million (I think) in business software development. He’s a smart guy and […]
How to Implement Lean Manufacturing – Strategy and Spread the Word: Part 2(a)
- Rick Bohan
- March 04, 2015
I don’t like to have blog posts that have “Part 2(a)” in the title. It’s just…I don’t know…persnickety or something. […]
Lean Manufacturing ROI
- Rick Bohan
- February 28, 2015
Lean manufacturing methods always lead to lower costs. But figuring out how much lower can be a challenge. Lean manufacturing […]
Talan Products Gets Bigger
- Rick Bohan
- February 16, 2015
One of my first “top to bottom, front to back lean initiative” clients was Talan Products here in Cleveland. Looks […]
Good Examples of 5S
- Rick Bohan
- February 14, 2015
I’m putting together a workshop in Workplace Organization and Visual Factory (aka 5S….but I’m not crazy about the term 5S […]
Book Review: Blackett’s War
- Rick Bohan
- February 12, 2015
Maybe some of you have seen the recent movie The Imitation Game. The movie focuses primarily on the life of Alan […]
How to Implement Lean Manufacturing – Strategy and Spread the Word: Part 2
- Rick Bohan
- February 07, 2015
In the earlier post, we talked about the Strategy part of the first phase. Now, let’s talk about the Spread […]
How to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Strategy and Spread the Word – Part 1
- Rick Bohan
- February 04, 2015
So, let’s get down to the business of actually implementing lean manufacturing. Step number one: do some planning (Strategy), then […]