How effective is preparation in your business?

Do your team maximise their preparation activities? We all know that preparation is key to high performance. Trying to prepare when you should be carrying out your task, often leads to

Brilliant at the basics

One of the issues with continuous improvement is that it is really tempting to look for sexy solutions and methods to improve our performance. The notion that the solution is 'out

What improvement result do you want, exactly?

Do you know what you want from your improvements? I mean, do you really know what outcomes you want? I see so many improvement projects laid out that lack clarity. No clarity

High OTIF performance hates chaos

If you have been challenged to raise the OTIF (On Time In Full) performance of your business, one of the first things to do is eliminate the chaos. You know

Do you keep too much information hidden?

A recurring business theme I see is the challenge of sharing the right level of information with teams. Sometimes it is too much, often it is not enough. This article is

Brilliant at the basics: checklists

As we enter the early days of 2024, there is a phrase that I'd like to share with you: "Brilliant at the basics" I think it is a great phrase, or even

How has your OTIF performance fared in 2023?

How has your OTIF (On Time In Full) performance been during this year? Hopefully it has been either on the rise, or you have maintained a consistently high level. If it

Reasons versus results: on time delivery lessons

What's your SWOT? For many of the businesses that I am involved with, this time of year seems to be rife with business planning activity. It makes sense, get a new

Being ready to deliver on time

Delivering on time can really focus an individual, and a team. Sometimes we can become too engaged with this challenge and we forget to deal with some of the basics. This

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