Have you lost your RAG with your improvement objectives?
At this time of year many businesses are reviewing and revising their improvement plans and business objectives. It is a natural time of year to do this and for many
Giles Johnston
Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who consults with businesses to improve their on time delivery performance, ERP system performance and deploy Kaizen / Lean production methods. Giles is also the author of 'What Does Good Look Like?'.
Improve your OTIF performance with a limited view of (work) life
The reasons KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) work so well is that they can provide you with a focus for improvement. If you have more than 7 KPIs, however, you probably
What is stopping your business from consistently delivering on time?
There are a few ways to deliver your projects, products or services on time. Poorly, raising the risk of customer dissatisfaction.Moderately, but not differentiating yourself from the pack.Well, but at huge
Business objectives: creating a master schedule
What are you business objectives? Whether you have formal business objectives, or not, every business has objectives. If you operate an ISO management system, are deploying Lean, or undertaken annual
Continuous Improvement Ideas for the Management Team
Generating continuous improvement ideas can be a challenge for many businesses. Once you have moved past the immediate problems you face in the business, where do you go from there? There
How to stop small things becoming crises
This is one of the perennial management challenges, isn’t it? What is merely a small annoyance today, can become tomorrow’s disaster. We’ve all seen this happen. Let me give you a couple
The Strategic Improvement Loop has landed!
What is The Strategic Improvement Loop I hear you ask... Many of my clients, over the years, have asked me for help with implementing their strategic objectives. It's great helping a
Taking ownership of a process doesn’t have to kill your diary!
Amongst the many organisations I speak to there is one topic that crops up regularly. It is the topic of process ownership. There seems to be widespread confusion over what
OTIF performance and the on time start focus
OTIF is a key measure, whether you are using it for your own production purposes of measuring your supply chain's effectiveness. OTIF stands for On Time In Full and is