Monthly Archives: December 2016
Are Some Managers Just Too Dumb To Implement Lean?
I once had a client whose business was very capital intensive. I asked if I could get measures of machine […]
Read MoreHow to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 6
So, at this point, you have a pretty good value stream map of your current state. I doubt if it […]
Read MoreLeadership Commitment Isn’t Enough
Hey, I just got another article posted on Industry Week’s web site! It rambles a bit, perhaps, but I’m particularly proud of […]
Read MoreThe Lean Farm
I just came across an article, “What Can Small Farms Learn From a Car Company?”. The article reports, briefly, on a […]
Read MoreHow to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 5
We ended up last time with a simple map that showed, basically, where stuff gets moved, where stuff gets something […]
Read MoreA Really Crummy Article About Lean
I don’t get to the Interest Groups at LinkedIn as often as I should but I browsed around there yesterday […]
Read MoreHow to Implement Lean Manufacturing: Simplify and Solve – Value Stream Mapping and Team Problem Solving: Part 4
OK, so enough talk about boxes and arrows and lets put something on paper. We have a couple of decisions […]
Read MoreLean and ERP don’t mix…mostly
I know just enough about ERP (and MRP and MRP II) to be dangerous. Maybe not even that much. I […]
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