
My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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In last week’s podcast I suggested any effort to reduce lead time start with the obvious (not to all, sadly). Define it. And I encourage …
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Leadtime is either a competitive advantage, or a competitive disadvantage to your manufacturing business. Most of you want to improve it, i.e., reduce it. That …
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Industry 4.0 is the topic of conversation in manufacturing today. But most of us have not yet figured out all we can and should do …
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If your costs are higher than you want, speed is no where near where it should be, and you all too frequently live in a …
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This week between Christmas and New Year is commonly wasted by US manufacturers. I get the holiday spirit, and that people need to relax and …
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It’s not shipping on time that matters; it is receiving on time. That is true for you, and for your customers. That means manufacturers can …
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CEOs, COOs, and consultants like myself do NOT know everything. We shouldn’t pretend to, nor expect ourselves to. We do need to constantly focus on …
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Last week’s podcast exposed my frustration with executives and journalists who claim to understand lean but obviously, to me and my opinionated thinking, do not. Today …
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The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are fact-based high-quality newspapers. Each has acquired ‘political leanings’ in some of their writing, but for …
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