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
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
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
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.
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Has the lockdown helped you improve the productivity of your meetings?
One thing that I have noticed whilst having moved to remote working over the past few weeks with my clients is how a number of meetings have changed. Their format
How do you choose the best Kaizen improvement option?
It's a challenge that faces all of us when we have an engaged team that put forward lots of great ideas. How do you decide what to spend your time
Is your Kaizen programme dis-empowered?
Is Kaizen yielding the results you had hoped for?
For many businesses Kaizen just doesn't seem to work; the principles are often in place but the activities and results just don't
Do you really learn from your on time delivery failures?
What happens when you miss your delivery schedules?
Do you do what the majority of businesses do and carry on with the next delivery (which is inevitably just around the corner)
What are your CI and OTIF plans for the new year?
Is this a busy time for you as it is for me?
Whilst many people's minds are turning to the festive arrangements mine hasn't quite got there yet... but it will!
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What comes first? Control or OTIF performance?
A lot of my clients talk about enjoying a new sense of control over their business operations once we have worked together. Many of these clients came to me because