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Not Safe Enough

May 4, 2022

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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“Reducing Lead Time” is Ambiguous

Apr 27, 2022

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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To Reduce Lead-Time, First Define It

Apr 20, 2022

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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To Automate, Or Not To Automate

Mar 23, 2022

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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Please! Please Become Disciplined!

Feb 9, 2022

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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Heijunka is For Thinking Too

Dec 29, 2021

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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Supply Chain Visibility

Jul 15, 2021

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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Learning from Observation

Jun 9, 2021

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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Lean is NOT Toyota’s system

May 26, 2021

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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JIT is NOT the Problem!

May 19, 2021

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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