Lean

Quick Tip - Check Someone Else's Document Before You Pass It On

Have you been guilty of this?Passing on a document that someone has given you without checking it first.I think we've all done it at some point in the past.Over the

Kaizen

Management

Building the team: What if everyone improved by 10%?

Building the team is one of the challenges of running a business process. Stopping to make things better is a double edged sword. If you aren't abundant with resources you

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

Business Change: Are you serious about it?

Business change is a topic that affects all of us. The recent months have been testament to that. The problem with business change is that there is a big difference

Kaizen

Why are so many managers scared of Kaizen?

Kaizen is one of those methods that can really deliver results. It is also something that a good number of managers will hide away from. Why is this? For those of you

Lean

Agile manufacturing vs Lean manufacturing

Agile manufacturing vs Lean manufacturing has been a debate that has run for the last twenty years at least. Occasionally I get asked about these two approaches, with the main

On Time Delivery

OTIF – The best measure for on time delivery

OTIF has always been my delivery measure of choice. It can be tough to achieve a high level of on time delivery using this metric, but well worth the effort. If

Lean

7 wastes lean manufacturing

The 7 wastes of lean manufacturing is a great way to spot wastes in your business and find improvement opportunities. This article reminds us of what the 7 wastes are

Kaizen

What is Kaizen?

I often get asked why I talk about Kaizen in certain situations and don't just use the phrase 'continuous improvement'. I live in the UK and a lot of people

Productivity

Be productive with my new online course

"Be productive" - that's what people say isn't it? Sometimes it's easier said than done, when you consider everything else that is going on in our working lives. I get emails about

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

A simple strategy to become a better manager

There are many strategies that you can undertake if you want to become a better manager. This article is going to focus on one particularly powerful approach; the CCC method. Firstly,

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