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A few years back I was working with a client to improve information flow in an office. The problem was too much waiting, as flow stopped due to batch processing and ever-changing bottlenecks due to variation in the cycle times of work required….sometimes sales order processing was the bottleneck and sometimes procurement, or the credit… Read more »
Great job by Rose Corp’s team hosting our meeting. They have created a significant amount of additional space and order in their large facilities since our last visit in late 2011. The theme of the day was sustaining the continuous improvement process. My thanks to Tom McDevitt for his excellent job telling the story of… Read more »
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Competing – Temporary employees Does your business sometimes use temporary help to “solve their short and mid-term capacity problem”. Many of my clients do and often, temporary helpers are just thrown at the problem with little training or attention and are shown little, if any respect by management. I see three temps hired to solve… Read more »
To read or listen to this interesting article go to: http://www.npr.org/2013/01/18/169684984/ceo-marchionne-drives-chryslers-dramatic-turnaround
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The definition of a problem is “any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty”. I find it interesting when I ask people about their business, I am often told that the they have fixed their problems. Does that mean they no longer have doubt or uncertainty about outcomes and have no difficulties with safety,… Read more »
Tom Bezek’s meeting report: (THANK YOU TOM) We had a great LTN meeting at Fenner Drives this morning. It was held at their Lancaster facility which they moved into over the summer. They have moved their extrusion line from the Manheim facility in order to free up space for growth. Here is a summary of… Read more »
We visited another company recently to help them get started on a lean path. There was lots of gemba time and the output of the two day visit was a current state map and an ideal state map of one product family (and of course all the improved cross-functional communication that comes with those conversations… Read more »
When: Thursday January 10, 2013 9:30am to Noon Where: Fenner Drive 1421 Arcadia Rd Lancaster PA 17601 What/Agenda: Plan to arrive at 9:30 am at 1421 Arcadia Rd Lancaster PA 17601 9:30-9:45 Welcome and who we are- Alida 9:45- 10:30 Extrusion and oring cells. 10:30-11:30 Board room- Review our customer feedback log. 11:15-12:00 Opportunities identified/open… Read more »
Where: The Rose Corporation 401 North 8th Street Reading, PA 19601 Attn: Tom McDevitt (610) 376-5004 When: Thursday February 14, 2013 beginning at 9am ending at 4pm What: Rose began it’s Lean journey in 2005 and have been able to stay focused on people and improvement. How do they do it? Late morning we are… Read more »
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I know some, well-intentioned managers who are good people but have subconsciously developed the skill of demoralization. Their mere presence can take the air out of an enthusiastic group ready to act on a problem or implement a solution. Why? I suspect there are many psychological causes that help create skilled demoralizer, but I practice… Read more »
Brief discussions and stories of lean practices, issues, approaches, and creating a favorable environment for continuous improvement
