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As a business owner or manager, achieving sustainable growth is likely one of your top priorities. You want to see your company thrive...

Meaningful change is difficult, and for some it is impossible. Why? We see it in our personal and professional lives. Some type of...

One foundational concept in lean manufacturing (based on the Toyota Production System) is to expose waste that was previously hidden so...

Does any of the following sound familiar in your business? · Product flow needs improvement · Nothing flows as easily as it...

Shigeo Shingo said, “We have to grasp not only the Know-How, but also the Know-Why if we want to master the Toyota Production Syst.” This...

Getting results from a lean manufacturing effort is exciting. At the beginning of a lean journey, when a lean consultant implements...

In my last article, I introduced the concept of standardized work and its 3 components. You learned that true lean transformation (which...

More than a few CEOs have expressed frustration with their team’s inability to spot waste in their organizations. In fact, even CEOs...

It's no surprise that many businesses set lofty goals for profitability and efficiency. While there are many different strategies you can...

Many managers, business owners, and business development consultants will tell you that the answer to the growing pains all companies...

Today’s difficult times amidst the coronavirus are putting an immense amount of pressure on many businesses. Demand fluctuation, supply...

Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement, and a competitive philosophy to strengthen an organization’s capability by...

Books and articles are available by the thousands. Consultants are everywhere. Toyota shares ‘secrets’ freely. So why do lean programs...

Labor costs. Inventory. Overproduction. Defects and production time loss. Is this the solution you've been looking for?