Continuous Improvement

A fast idea generation method

When it comes to generating improvement ideas, a fast option is to borrow inspiration. There is a very quick and effective method which I will share with you here. I use

On Time Delivery

Using discipline and standards to improve on time delivery performance

Over time, standards tends to degrade. Staff both accidentally and purposefully change what becomes the norm within a business. The same goes for discipline (as in, doing what is agreed

On Time Delivery

What are your course correction strategies?

One of the most powerful on time delivery strategies is constant course correction. I’m sure that you’ll know this as being the same approach that keeps an aeroplane on track. The

Continuous Improvement

Conjoined problems and confusing continuous improvement meetings

Have you been in improvement meetings where you have a topic to be discussed and somehow the meeting gets derailed? You want to talk about an issue that needs to be

On Time Delivery

How is your ERP silver bullet?

Working with consulting clients I meet a lot of people that are unhappy with their ERP systems. They buy them thinking that when they switch them on, all their problems will

Continuous Improvement

The Reverse Fishbone book is now available

My latest book has just been released. It's called The Reverse Fishbone and looks at how we can get the most out the fishbone analysis tool when we use it for

Continuous Improvement

On Time Delivery

The return of the Kamishibai board!

Over the last couple of weeks I have helped a company to introduce Kamishibai boards (pronounced Cam-eee-she-bye), to help them improve their on time delivery performance. If you haven't heard of

Management

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

Continuous Improvement

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

Continuous Improvement

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

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