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Lean Concepts Really Do Apply In All Industries
For those who think they would not benefit from applying lean concepts, I offer the following experiences I have had with some interesting companies.
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Finding Waste Reduction Opportunities In The Office
In many organizations, there is a greater opportunity for improving overall customer satisfaction in office processes than in manufacturing processes.
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Visual Controls Improve Quality And Productivity
Maryland Precision Spring/Rolex division of MW Industries improved its manufacturing process by making the assembly area more visual.
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Measure And Display
Over the years, I have written extensively about the importance of gathering information and using it to improve performance. In any company, there is certainly a wealth of information to choose from and decisions are needed about which is the most meaningful. Yet, if information is power, then sharing that information puts the power to good use.
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Do You Have The Right People On The Bus?
The ultimate goal of any company should be to get the right people into the organization and to find the right positions for them based on their skills.
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Leaders Have No Choice But To Delegate
Leaders are constantly faced with the dilemma of having to get too much done in too little time. Instead of taking on too much themselves, leaders should delegate tasks to others in the organization.
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A Simple Technique For Evaluating Success
Continuous improvement requires that we analyze current practices and identify ways to do them better, faster and cheaper. Yet, have you ever found yourself asking if your actions have really made a difference? In some cases, improvements are obvious and easily measured using dollars saved, downtime reduced, increased yield rate or any number of worthwhile quantitative metrics. However, sometimes the improvements are not so easy to measure quantitatively.
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Make It Visual
I strongly believe in the benefits of the “Visual Factory,” one in which even an outsider can look around and understand what is happening. The theory behind the Visual Factory is that if it can help outsiders, then anyone working in the factory should have an even easier time understanding what is going on and, perhaps more importantly, what needs to be done and when to do it.
Read MoreSome Interesting Reasons Not To Change
My job allows me to work with many companies in different industries. Most of my interactions with companies are rewarding because I get an opportunity to see changes made and the impact of those changes on the businesses. In my experience, positive change feeds off itself, leading to even more opportunities fo
Read MoreKeep The Change
Any organization that is faced with the need to change things wrestles with the questions of what to change and how to sustain that change. What to change will obviously vary from company to company and industry to industry. Often, the answer to this question is presented to us by external forces. For example, chan
Read MoreNeed To Relocate Your Plant? Consider The Following Guidelines
Most companies, at some point in their evolution, are faced with the daunting task of relocation. Perhaps a company has outgrown its existing facility and simply needs more space. Perhaps it is more advantageous to be closer to key customers.
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