Author: Hilary Constable
Continuous Flow is Key to Lean Manufacturing
What is continuous flow? Continuous flow is a method for moving products through manufacturing. In this process, each product is made one ...Use PDCA to Drive KPI Engagement
Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are important in every kind of business. We use them to keep ourselves on track and to know ...OEE can Drive Employee Engagement
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a helpful metric to track, especially when you’re trying to ramp up or recover from a major ...Obeya Room Success
Obeya means “big room” in Japanese. The idea is for the cross-functional project team to be able to fit and participate in ...Lean Tools to Drive Goal Achievement
It’s that time of year again. Either you’ve already set and rolled out goals for the new year or you’re in the ...Tips to Manage and Engage People in a Lean Event
Hopefully, this blogpost is something you’re reading out of curiosity and not necessity or desperation. However, if you’re in that latter camp, ...Expand the Lean Reach
Are your internal Lean efforts enough to naturally expand the Lean Reach to other areas waiting your company? Are Lean efforts on ...Professional Development – Establish your own Plan and Execute!
First, know where you want to go. It’s a lot easier to create a plan for professional development when you know your ...Put the ED in SMED
Let’s put a new spin on a familiar tool: what if the “E” in SMED stood for Employee? Before we get into ...Bake PDCA into your Process
Every new project can benefit from some thoughtful action that makes sure it’s going to accomplish what it needs to. There’s ...
